“Ancestor spirits” in the Philippines – in reality, members of the KinKin, for the most part, refers to human wizards – that is, humans with something else in them allowing them to do... who remained there through all upheavals to watch over their descendants.
They’ve been claimed by and are being leeched from by the Scepter, making them of the StolenThe Stolen are those among the Mythos whose magic has been diverted by the Throne or the Scepter..