Caesar Dall

"The more powerful you get, the heavier your burden gets too. Beware of your power, or you'll lose what you hold so dear.""

- - Caesar to Geordo; Novel Volume 8, Chapter 4

Cezar Dahl (セザール・ダル) is a prince of the Kingdom of Ethenell, a kingdom located around the east of Sorcier.

Appearance
Cezar is a muscular tan-skinned, tall, black-haired man with golden eyes who is noted for his redeeming handsome features. He usually wears black contacts in order to hide his eye color.

Personality
Cezar is a heroic, unsociable, and elegant man who has deep distrust towards women. Although he looks elegant and reliable, he has no sense of direction.

Game Description
Cezar is revealed to be a secret capture target in Fortune Lover II that can be unlocked in the latter half of the game.

Game Route
Throughout the game, while trying to gain the attention and affection of the capture targets, the heroine must also try to reveal the identity of the mysterious woman with dark magic that has been causing trouble in the Ministry


 * If the heroine and Cezar, the chosen capture target, reveal the identity of the mysterious figure, that person will then be arrested and the two will be able to live a happily ever after together
 * If the heroine fails to reveal the identity of the mysterious figure, she and the culprit will duel each other and both die. All the capture targets, including Cezar, will fall prey to dark magic.

Background
Cezar is a child of one of the former concubines of the previous king of Ethenell. His mother, who was an entertainer from a different country, had no interest in the king, but was forced to become his plaything and live in the castle until he was bored of her. His and his mother's plans to leave the castle abruptly ended as his mother dies from disease when he was 6 years old. He was discriminated by his other siblings for having uniquely colored eyes, leading him to be chased around or ignored in fear. Despite living in the castle, he was constantly ignored and starved because of his identity as one of many children to the king, as well as being the son of a mere commoner. Cezar was helped by one of the oldest sons of the former King, who started to take care of him after his mother passed away. Through his older brother, he was given food, education, and treatment as a member of royalty.

When Cezar became 15 years old, he left the castle because he felt he didn't belong there, which his brother supported. He started work as a mercenary in order to support himself while living independently, using the skills and tricks that his brother has taught him. His profession led to travel all around the country, which makes him enjoy the freedom that he had promised to attain with his late mother.

After living ten years as a mercenary, he visited his brother who has recently become king, only to entangle himself in the kingdom's politics. He decided to throw away his freedom and stay in the castle to become his older brother's vassal, in order to protect him from their siblings and other nobles who are antagonizing him because of his current position as king. Cezar plays a huge role in helping his brother fix and rebuild the kingdom of Ethenell, acting as his most loyal ally.

Jean
Jean is Cezar's servant and childhood friend. They became acquainted due to Cezar's position as a prince and Jean's position as the son of a governess. The two are very friendly with each other, often teasing each other's inability to act like nobles. They are close partners who help each other perform tasks and investigations around Ethenell. Jean cares of Cezar's happiness, pushing him to court Katarina as soon as he grew an interest in her.

Katarina Claes
During Cezar's stay in Sorcier, he meets Katarina while pretending to be a servant instead of a prince, who immediately creates a connection with because of her odd, friendly and fearless nature. Despite not usually trusting women, he quickly became fond of Katarina, as her child-like personality and antics makes him laugh. Even after he accidentally reveals his eyes to her, she does not feel afraid of him at all (and is now even more interested and intrigued about him), which leads him to grow feelings for her. He treasures her so much that he decides to give advice to her fiancé in hopes that it would benefit her, and would even offer her to come live with him in Ethenell if ever her engagement gets annulled.

Geordo Stuart
The two are acquainted due to their positions are princes of their respective countries. Cezar quickly realized that Katarina was engaged to Geordo, and that he loved her very much, which made him bury his own feelings in respect. He admires Geordo's love for Katarina, calling it "pure like that of a child's", but grew anxious for him because of how his position (contending for the throne) might affect the girl that they both hold affections for.

Cezar is anticipating the possibility that Geordo and Katarina's engagement gets cancelled so that he can persuade her to come with him to Ethenell.

Geoffrey Stuart
Cezar and Geoffrey are acquainted due to an investigation about the kidnapping of Sorcier nobles. Cezar provided information that he possess about the involvement of Ethenell criminals to the oldest prince, and had even decided to personally intervene when the situation became serious.

Sora Smith
Cezar and Sora are acquainted because of Katarina getting kidnapped during his intervention in the Magic Ministry's stealth investigation of the kidnapping of Sorcier children. They don't know a lot about each other, but they are unified by their desire to rescue Katarina. After the events of the baroness's daughter's kidnapping has settled down, Cezar advises Sora to return to his hometown with Arnaud, Sora's friend from the slums.

Arneau
Cezar was the one to interrogate Arnaud about the identity of the kidnappers from Ethenell. After the events of the baroness's daughter's kidnapping has settled down, Caesar offered Arnaud a job at an orphanage in their home country after finding out how much the kidnapped children cared for him.

Maria Campbell
In Fortune Lover II, Cezar is among the cast who Maria will meet and befriend during her days working in the Magic Ministry. Cezar will fall in love with her, and would help her uncover the identity of the mysterious figure who is infiltrating the ministry.

In the present story, Maria and Cezar are acquaintances due to the incident in the Ocean Port Town. According to Katarina, she had never seen the two interact before.

Swordsmanship
Cezar is a very talented swordfighter. He is naturally talented with a sword, and his skills were further flourished by being taught by his older brother.

Trivia

 * Cezar is the second character to be revealed to be a secret capture target in Fortune Lover series.
 * The first secret capture target being Sirius Dieke.
 * Cezar is very similar to Sora.
 * Both characters are from Ethenell.
 * Both characters have told Katarina stories of their travel around the world.
 * Both characters have been complimented by Katarina for their beautiful and unique eyes.
 * Both are important characters in events where Katarina gets kidnapped.