Pilgrims of the Guiding Light

The Pilgrims of the Guiding Light are a cult who worship the artificial intelligence LOCI.

Overview
The Pilgrims are comprised of Humans and Votans and many of them possess Environmental Guardian Online devices. The Pilgrims revere The Grid constructs, referring to their actions as "righteous work". They use an icon that depicts a binary star system. The Pilgrims were led by high priest Yargad Gorhash. (Main Mission:Pilgrims: Pilgrim's Progress, Main Mission:Pilgrims: The Guiding Light, Main Mission:Pilgrims: The Valley of Silicon)

History
The Pilgrims were founded by people who had received EGO devices from a LOCI-controlled Karl Von Bach and came to Silicon Valley to build numerous temples dedicated to the Grid. When Charlie was affected by the Grid, the Pilgrims helped purge their influence from him as he was not ready for it and were sorry that some Grid had to die. The Pilgrims contacted Eren Niden and offered her protection from the assassin Nujekpe but when she learned that Gorhash was leading them and declined their invitation. The Pilgrims were soon called together for Arkrise, an event where they boarded an Ark excavated at Crystal Springs in Silicon Valley and were to head to the Alpha Centauri system but Gorhash was killed and the ships Tachmag drives were destroyed. (Pursuit:Silicon Valley Exploration, Main Mission:Pilgrims: The Valley of Silicon, Main Mission:Pilgrims: Pilgrim's Progress, Main Mission:Aftermath: Until the Arks Rise)