on my first 40 hour play way back at day one i killed 'Astarion' because he was there and clearly up to no good

my first character was a thief and i had no clue who Astarion was... i don't consider that playthrough as the evil path and i saved the grove because i found the Druid and helped him fight the goblins [at the time i just knew they were hurting a bear, not that he was a druid] then every golbin attacked me and i had to fight to survive
if anything i consider that first character was gray morally speaking

Luke Skywalker: I don't, I don't believe it.
Yoda: That is why you failed.