 In Albanian folklore , the dhampir is the hybrid child of the karkanxholl ( a werewolf @-@ like creature with an iron mail shirt ) or the lugat ( a water @-@ dwelling ghost or monster ) . The dhampir sprung of a karkanxholl has the unique ability to discern the karkanxholl ; from this derives the expression the dhampir knows the lugat . The lugat cannot be seen , he can only be killed by the dhampir , who himself is usually the son of a lugat . In different regions , animals can be revenants as lugats ; also , living people during their sleep . Dhampiraj is also an Albanian surname . 
