As is clear from the word itself, watercreepers are inhabitants of reservoirs, rivers and streams. They can also be found near mill dams and, less often, in wells. In a word, near the water you can meet a waterworm. Their other names are vodyavi, vodynihi, vodyavitsy.
The favorite habitat of bobcats is quiet forest lakes, as well as pools under the mills. The water maiden can sometimes be seen rolling on a mill wheel and jumping from it back into the pool, however, in the modern world such a mill must still be found.
Usually a girl who is drowned in unhappy love or rejected by her parents for some offense turns into a watery girl. Also, an accidentally drowned woman can become a watery woman. There is no consensus on whether to consider the dropship as a resurrected undead. On the one hand, they do not harbor malice towards the living, unlike mermaids, they do not try to destroy a person they come across. On the other hand, they have obvious magical abilities, they can change their appearance, although most often they look like beautiful long-haired maidens.
Usually a watercress is seen in the form of a young girl sitting by the water and combing her wonderful long hair. In doing so, she uses a comb that has magical properties. With the help of a ridge, a waterworm can cause rain, hail and even flooding, forcing the river to overflow its banks. The water maiden has a completely human appearance, she lacks a mermaid's tail, and she does not use her beauty to lure random travelers. The waterworms spend time in games, only occasionally doing petty sabotage in relation to people. They can confuse or spoil fishing nets, release caught fish, etc. They do this more out of mischief than out of spite. A meeting with a screech usually does not threaten anything and is not considered a bad omen.