Daywalkers

The Balkans have always had a relationship with vampires. Supposedly the first vampire was born and raised in Serbia by a specific mill. Here are some quotes from the Wikipedia article.

"The word "dhampir" is associated with Balkan folklore, as described by T. P. Vukanović. In the rest of the region, terms such as Serbian vampirović, vampijerović, vampirić (thus, Bosnian lampijerović, etc.) literally meaning "vampire's son", are used.^[14][15]"

Origin[edit]

In the Balkans it was believed that male vampires have a great desire for women,  (Twilight-esque?) so a vampire will return to have intercourse with his wife or with a woman he was attracted to in life.^[14] In one case, a Serbian widow tried to blame her pregnancy on her late husband, who had supposedly become a vampire,^[15] and there were cases of Serbian men pretending to be vampires in order to reach the women they desired.^[17] In Bulgarian folklore, vampires were sometimes said to deflower virgins as well.^[14] The sexual activity of the vampire seems to be a peculiarity of South Slavic vampire belief as opposed to other Slavs,^[14] although a similar motif also occurs in Belarusian legends.^[18]

Powers[edit]

Legends state that dhampirs were, for the most part, normal members of the community. But dhampirs, especially male, of paternal vampire descent could see invisible vampires and practice sorcery, often starting careers as vampire hunters, which would be practiced for generations from father to son.^[19][20][21] According to the legend, dhampyres are really similar to vampires. They have both the powers of a human and vampire. They can sense a supernatural creature within a specified distance, have acute sense of sight and hearing, have regenerating abilities, walk in sunlight (which led to the adoption of the sobriquet "Daywalker"), also eat like a human, dhampyres can also control animals and can be used to destroy vampires.^[22]