Inyoka

Description
Inyoka longs to feed her unquenchable thirst for knowledge. She studies laboratory science in great detail and appears to be deep in her own thoughts much of the time. Her long ash colored hair hangs in a long, loose, snake-like braid and when working in the lab her large bright eyes are often covered by thick framed glasses. If she is not in her lab, she is somewhere deep in the forest encircled in the quiet embrace of nature and her dearest companion, Ulwazi, dreaming up her next idea for research and experimentation.

Lineage

 * Gweda: Inyoka is responsible for creating ARSW technology, and for mothering the first child produced by ARSW, the Impilo Child, Gweda.

History
Inyoka, meaning ‘serpent’, was given this name after a large snake entered the house and protectively encircled Inyoka on the day she was born. The serpent was immediately accepted into the family as being Inyoka’s spirit animal (her familiar,) sent by abaphansi, the ancestral spirits of protection and companionship. Inyoka’s mother gave the serpent the name, Ulwazi. For the SheKind, Ulwazi's appearance on the first day of Inyoka's life was absolutely remarkable, and she is among the very few who were paired so young with their familiar. As a result, Inyoka and Ulwazi have a rare and unusual bond.