The mother is head of the family, and lineage is traced from her. Females inherit rank from their mothers. Omm-was have two major personality types, divided by gender. Females belong to the mother-nurturer type. Omm-wa females worship her as the creator and protector of new life.
Male ranks are open to challenge and change frequently.
Omm-wa males tend to die young, since they serve to protect society. Female omm-was are well aware of this tendency, regarding it as evidence of male idiocy. They feel that if the males were not held in check by the females, they would probably kill themselves off in short order. Omm-was are great aquaculturalists, tending sprawling underwater farms where they grow a great variety of water plants. Omm-was do most of their feeding at night, eating directly in the fields.