Drowned Legacy

The Drowned Legacies are the half-cryptid vampires rumored to have once inhabited South America. Similar to the Laibon of Africa, they are believed by some to be bloodlines or variants, while others see in them a phenomenon similar to the Kuei-jin of East Asia.

The Drowned Legacies allegedly possess the ability to mask themselves as Kindred and mask their true origin. Like chamaeleons, they are able to hide within Kindred society separated by their own Masquerade, waiting for the right moment to emerge. Those who believe in their existence suspect that they have been the secret rulers of South America's Kindred populations, playing the Sabbat against the Camarilla for their own inscrutable goals while operating independetly from both.

Some believe that their blood allows them to emulate other supernaturals as well, and that the imitation of Kindred is just one shape their blood has taken over the centuries.

Known Legacies
Below are the common rumors about the Drowned Legacies listed.

Cipactli
The Cipactli are an ancient line of reptilian predators that spread from Mexico to Venezuela. They exhibit crocodilian features, similar to the Setite's ophidian affinity, and often have crocodile cults. Regarding themselves as the warders of men, they raise entire villages only to devour them in fits of mass-sacrifice.

Karai Pyrahe
The Karai Pyrahe are native from Peru to Argentinia. They recognize a forthcoming descendant named Tunchi, who gifted them the powers to imitate the sounds of any creature; walk without making a sound or leaving a trace; and contort their way through impossibly-small spaces. Tunchi has not yet been born. When he is, he will reclaim his power.

Karai Pyrahe are believed to be prolific spawners of dhampirs. When significant parts of their bodies are exposed, they fall into Rötschreck and retreat until they find a suitably-enclosed space.

Kalku
The Kalku are native to Argentinia and Chile. They are rumored to possess a Discipline that allows them physical control over the blood in their victims, puppeteering them according to their will. The greatest Puppeteers claim they pull spirits from bodies of the wicked with their skill. Kalku are particularly vulnerable to attacks from mortals, explaining their desire to remain on good terms with the kine.

Rumored Legacies

 * Some believe that the Samedi, rather than being an offshoot of cappadocian infitiores or Nosferatu, are a Drowned Legacy.
 * Mictlantecuhtli is speculated to be a member of a yet undisclosed Legacy by enthusiastic scholars.

Speculation

 * The Baali Methuselah Huitzilopochtli was attended by three other entities (Tezcatlipoca, Toci and Tlaloc) that the early Sabbat conquistadors classified as vampires, but who did not clearly fit any of the established Clans.
 * The Tlacique might be a Drowned Legacy.
 * Pochtli might have been part of a yet undisclosed Drowned Legacy native in the Aztec Empire that later found admission into the Giovanni Clan.