This is a post about the legendary creature called the “Dhampir”. In Balkan folklore, a dhampir is a child of a moroi (a benevolent vampire) and a human. These half-human and half-vampire creatures are mortal, and are often said to form from a union between a human mother and vampire father. However, other sources state that a dhampir is produced when a pregnant woman suffers from a vampire bite. Most of these creatures do not survive past birth.
Dhampirs are trained to protect the moroi from immortal vampires called “strigoi“, which are evil souls of the dead rising from tombs.