The Ascended

The Ascended are former humans that have transported their consciousness from their organic forms into computers in order to save themselves from the T-virus. After humans went extinct, they laid dormant until Doxerd the Sage of the Fenguli discovered a hidden laboratory underneath the ashes from the Olympus Mons eruption, they discovered the ascended Lucien. The Fenguli learned about human science and culture from Lucien, who in turn asked Doxerd to report back to him about the state of the space colonies and information about the outside world.

History
The Ascended are a direct result of the Ascension Project. A last ditch effort by the ancient humans to not be entirely wiped out by the T-virus.

Contact with the Fenguli
After the discovery of the Ascended by Doxerd the Sage, the Ascended became reactivated and recognize the martians as former humans that were mutated by the T-virus, who are in a way, just like them. Doxerd believed that the Ascended he discovered, Lucien, was a god and began seeking his advice for wisdom. Lucien taught Doxerd, and the rest of the Fenguli about many things from the humans: civilization, reading and writing, basic math and science, and philosophy. Droxerd became famous as a prophet of the ascended's word and for their contribution to martian society, was declared monarch.

Notable Ascended:

 * Lucien: Lucien was the first of the ascended to be discovered and he taught Doxerd the ways of the human space colonies in exchange for Doxerd's knowledge about the world outside the laboratory he was sealed in. After much collaboration, Lucien helped Doxerd "reconnect" the martians with their old human heritage and began to be worshipped as a wise ancestral spirit. Doxerd themself was viewed as a prophet and founded the first martian monarchy
 * The Freud trio: The Freud trio are a set of three ascended that make up your court for advisement.
 * Logos: She is a very logical thinker that focuses solely on data and history to form her suggestions for what to do in your dilemmas. However, given that emotion is a necessary part of every decision making process, she is not infallible.
 * Pathos: He is a particularly emotional ascended that has a lot of passion and love for the subjects he wishes to help. His responses are very well-intentioned, but can be somewhat naive. However, empathy is a very important factor in being a good leader so he should not be written off.
 * Ethos: They serve as a medium between Logos and Pathos and they are known to be a very cautious ascended. Their responses focus on trying to compromise with both parties, or to make as many people satisfied as possible. However, since strong decisions need to be made sometimes, Ethos understands that they are not always in the right.