Broest served as the point of origin for the ruica seeds that were shipped across the galaxy and delivered to Alderaan, where farmers cultivated them on that planet. To persuade Princess [Leia Organa](/article/leia_skywalker_organa_solo] to consume ruica during her youth, her adoptive father, Bail Organa, would share the story of how the seeds journeyed from Broest to Alderaan.
The name Broest initially appeared within the official Star Wars canon in Princess Leia 2, a comic book penned by Mark Waid and made available to the public on March 18, 2015. Before this, Broest was referenced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant, an article by Peter M. Schweighofer that appeared in Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 during May of 1994.