Before the Mandalorian wars lived in peace with his family in the Outer Rim. A local Watchman Jedi - Chiara Adel - saw Force potential in him and she trained him in the basics of many Force powers assessing his worthiness to become a Jedi and to convince his parents that such a young child could join. The Mandalorian war came to their system and Chiara sacrificed herself fighting the Mandalorian crusaders to give the colonists a chance to escape and seek refuge elsewhere in the Outer Rim.
The Mandalorian War would claim the life of Ashe's father as they were forced to flee several times and confront the Crusaders.
Young Ashe with his mother, younger brother and older sister peacefully resettled in the calm before devastating ware returned again with Revan and Malek and the Sith. This war would teach Ashe that Jedi could be evil and the terrible consequences of falling to the dark side as well as forcing him to hone and deepen his own connection to the Force to survive. His mother died protecting her children against the Sith and his younger brother would be grievously injured in the closing months of the war by a "Dark Jedi" who had joined the Sith. A Jedi Knight Kazz'Oro'Kuruozo (Zoroku) had been trying to recruit Ashe to join the Jedi during this time and Ashe has resisted but his brother's injury convinced him that he could best protect his family by joining the Jedi and the Republic. His siblings are not sure it was the best choice as they struggle to build their lives again - and Ashe struggles with his feelings of "abandoning" them and does his best to make it worth it for them.

Cause: Weed out those who have chosen the Dark Side or are too weak to resist it.

Justice/Mercilessness (Savage Spirits)