Ulwazi

Ulwazi means "knowledge." She is the serpent familiar bonded to Inyoka. She is a sparkling silver serpent of a remarkably large size with a thick, python-like body and a head shaped like a viper. She is routinely coiled very naturally around Inyoka, indicating the closeness of their bond.

Inyoka and Ulwazi have a rare bond, as Ulwazi is no ordinary snake. Her origins are unknown, but she appeared in Inyoka's home on the day of her birth.

As Inyoka grew, Ulwazi seemed to anticipate all of her moves, protecting her from a fall when she’d climbed a high tree in the forest, helping her find her way back home when the night was dark and she’d gone too far from home. Even in the darkness, Ulwazi moved through the earth with a memory of one that has known the land since the beginning of time. She does not communicate with spoken words, saying what she needs to through her deep gaze and graceful, anticipatory movements. Most extraordinarily, gazing into Ulwazi’s great green eyes reflects the depths of the universe.