Hmm, I find Ascar`s beliefs very interesting. Was he really a "gray" one or just a misguided Darksider who wouldn`t admit his fall? Maybe using your feelings through the Force isn`t always an act of evil.... Living Force is closer to the Darkside that the Unifying, Cosmic Force, right?
But Darkside will always twist your mind, even if you are calling it for good or neutral intentions, my character wanted knowledge and was disappointed with Jedi`s apathy in regards to Republic`s decline, and now he is twisted, so it seems like this Ascar was a Dark Jedi after all....