Soma

With the rare male variants, to make new Mami Watas. With other akka, it follows the mother. With mortals, it follows the mother.

Mami Watas shift fluidly between their many regular forms and can take any form that pleases them if they are in their destined rivers. They all carry combs, mirrors, watches, and a serpent with them. The comb tends their hair, which can be woven to predict the fates of those that seek them out. The mirror allows them to see and remember their true selves, allowing them to return to their regular forms. The watches tell them when they are fated to die, and the serpents carry their souls.

Mami Watas dwell in rivers, in special realms under the waters, where they spend much time on their appearance. When they come ashore, they seek people to make into their followers, offering them good fortunes. Because of their sexual appetites, they demand fidelity of their sexual partners, but reward them with fated paths that lead to good lives. They spend at least an Age in their underwater realms, luring people in, before seeking followers on land.