There are a lot of discussion about the nature of ascians here, but I think the most important thing is this :

ascian
from Ancient Greek ἄσκιος (askios, “without shadow”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σκιά (skia, “shadow”)
person or thing without a shadow
(http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ascian)

1.0 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttrF76W8yNk#t=327
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY9uXtdSkIQ#t=448

2.0 :


Any meaning in this, or is it just a proof that the devs didn't give a damn?