[quote=@Lugubrious]
They do not need to be kindred spirits, and kindred spirits do not need to be related to the character they're for, despite the name. Kindred Spirits is merely a way of you saying what characters you'd like to appear, and ones more related to your character are more likely to appear, but that's where relation ends. If you happen across a character that you like in IC and you meet the requirements, you can take control of that character whether or not it's your kindred spirit.
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I might have to rethink my Kindred Spirits then. I might have to distinguish between which ones I'd like to play as and which ones I'd just like to appear.