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“

Do we still have hope for peace and glory, sibling? Or do the stars burn, too?”

– Cas’alear, The Grand Premiere

Cas'alear Rizah is the leader of the Swordbreakers, an elite Apostolosian Hallow unit. Cas has a reputation with cas' allies as being beautiful and brave, and as unflinching and unpredictable by cas' foes. Pilots the notorious Hallow Ataraxia.

Personality

They are very noble, both in the aristocratic sense, as they are a child of the former Apokine and raised to that level of privilege, and in the sense of having a strong sense of honor. They have used their station "to become as competent as possible in matters of war".^[1] However, they have begun to doubt that Apostolos wants anything more than war for war's sake.

Though cas joined Millennium Break, cas did so with cas' sibling Dahlia's permission, seems to still believe in Dahlia's vision for the Principality and Apostolos, and remains in contact with them.

Appearance

Cas has mediterranean brown skin with dark green/teal hair up in a bun, with a few strands hanging down in front of their face (which is framed with similarly colored scales covering cas’ jawline and neck, as well as up cas' back). Simple iconographic or vector graphic broken sword tattoos under their emerald eyes.^{^[2]} They have a similar face and build to Karen Joshua from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, but far more proper-looking.

They wear a blue-grey military jacket (coatee), with long tails and a high waist, bronze buttons, black straps, and additional fringe work and detailing. They also wear light khaki uniform pants with black and gold boots. They have a sawed-off sniper rifle they wear in an under arm holster, which they make work.^{^[3]}

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise.
Click here to reveal.

After Cas’alear’s injury from fighting Laurel and healing from the Witch in Glass cas' skin is mosaiced with sea glass and walks with a cane.^[4]

Relationships

Dahlia

Dahlia is Cas’alear’s adopted sibling to whom cas is very loyal. The two grew up together, with cas recalling a trip they took with their family to the Isles of Logos when they were younger.^[5] Cas seeks out Dahlia to express cas’ frustrations with the military leadership of Stel Apostolos, and is given Dahlia’s blessing to join Millennium Break, with Cas’alear being an envoy and attache from the Apostolosian Apokine.

Laurel

In much part due their differing outlooks on the war on Partizan, Laurel and Cas’alear have an adversarial relationship. This is further exacerbated by Cas’alear’s distaste for the GLORY program as a whole ^[6], and Laurel’s nature as a clone of Cassander, Cas’alear’s chosen Eidolon. Due to cas’ position and relationship with Dalia, Cas’alear has access to much more complete records of the historical figure as not only a war hero, but a doctor, thoughtful leader, and friend and is upset by Laurel as a misremembered representation of them.

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot.
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Laurel attempts to kill Cas’alear during their confrontation in High Altar, with the latter only being saved by the timely intervention of Broun and A. O. Rooke.

History and Involvement

Cas’alear and the Swordbreakers are present in Obelle prior to the crash of the Divine Past and is saved, alongside their unit, by the timely warning from SBBR.^[7] After the crash the Swordbreakers secure the bodies of Past and their elect Cymbidium. When the Rapid Evening arrives to reclaim the remains, Cas’alear gives up Cymbidium without issue, but only gives up the parts of Past when Clementine Kesh threatens to move troops into Obelle. Cas’alear does recognize Sovereign Immunity among the Rapid Evening however, and expresses that they are glad to see someone who “carries justice in his heart” alongside Clementine. ^[8]

Millennium Break

As war begins to break out between Stels Kesh and Apostolos on Partizan Cas’alear is unnerved by the lack of pushback from Apostolos about the claims of Kesh, since cas believes most of them to be fabricated. This leads to the uncomfortable realization that many of cas’ colleagues are just eager to wield the might of their military in a conflict against another Stel. ^[9] On their own, Cas begins to investigate the truth behind the acts that lead to the war, discovering the involvement of the Curtain of Divinity, and Crysanth Kesh. Cas’alear takes this information to Clementine Kesh, as they believe it is imperative to work with someone on the other side of the war to reveal the crimes of the Curtain. ^[10]

Cas’alear continues to have a close relationship with Millennium Break, even offering to sponsor them in the Summer Passage of Arms^[11], and has a growing dissatisfaction for how the military leaders of Apostolos are handling the conflict. Cas’alear brings these concerns to Dahlia, and requests to head a new strategy on Partizan. ^[12] Cas reaches out to Millennium Break and asks for their assistance in a plan to leak information to Stel Kesh regarding an upcoming Apostolisian attack that will push the two armies to engage and leave the jewel of Kesh’s holdings on Partizan, Cruciat, undefended for Millenium Break to capture. Cas offers that if they assist with operation cas, alongside the Swordbreakers, will join Millennium Break in earnest. After following through with this plan Cas defects from Stel Apostolos and formally joins Millenium Break as an attaché and envoy of the Apokine of Aposolos.

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot.
Click here to reveal.

A month into their new role in Millennium Break Cas’alear begins to grow disheartened as the organization starts to lose ground.^[13] They are deployed to assist with a mission guarding Auspice with members of SBBR, though they are eager to join the fight against Motion taking place elsewhere on Partizan. During the mission the team is attacked by GLORY, and fighting breaks out as the team is divided. Kelos and Cas’alear engage in one-on-one combat, and while cas initially has the upper hand, Kelos’s taunting gets under cas’ skin, and it is only thanks to Phrygian’s timely intervention that cas is able to rejoin the main battle.^[14] Cas’alear moves to engage with Laurel and Apothesa, and when Broun releases the remains of Acepcies into the fight, Laurel pins Cas’alear down and attempts to impale cas’ cockpit with the spear of the Demiurgos. Broun is able to save cas by forcing an ejection of Cas’alear’s cockpit but cas is still heavily injured, and is picked up by A.O. Rook to be rushed back to Oxbridge after the mission for urgent medical attention. ^[15]

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise.
Click here to reveal.

Cas’alear’s condition is still critical when the Witch in Glass offers to heal them as a part of her bargain with Millenium Break. While cas is recovering, A.O. Rook takes up a role training and working with the Swordbreakers. Cas undergoes extensive physical therapy, and has some trepidation about returning to the battlefield.^[16] After their recovery Cas’alear regains most of their mobility, but does continue to walk with a cane. In addition cas has many sections of cas’ skin replaced with a mosaic sea glass that is only visible in small patches of cas’ body.

This section contains spoilers for PARTIZAN 46: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 2: The Gate.
Click here to reveal.

Cas’alear is a part of the Millennium Break mission to stop Operation Shackled Sun, and returns to the front lines alongside the Swordbreakers. ^[17]

References

[1] PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution

[2] The Seaside Town of Obelle, dossier

[3] SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE, 1:11:19

[4] PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry

[5] PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution

[6] PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!"

[7] PARTIZAN 02: Obelle, On Fire

[8] PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE

[9] PARTIZAN 16: BITTER AIR - BEHEST

[10] PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution

[11] PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!"

[12] PARTIZAN 28: Millennium Break: The Storm Over Cruciat

[13] PARTIZAN 31: The Grand Premiere

[14] PARTIZAN 32: GLORY Arrives

[15] PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot

[16] PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry

[17] PARTIZAN 46: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 2: The Gate

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+{{Quote
+|Do we still have hope for peace and glory, [[Dahlia|sibling]]? Or do the stars burn, too?
+|Cas’alear, ''[[PARTIZAN 31: The Grand Premiere|The Grand Premiere]]''
+}}
 '''Cas'alear Rizah''' is the leader of [[the Swordbreakers]], an elite [[Stel Apostolos|Apostolosian]] [[Hallow]] unit. Cas has a reputation with cas' allies as being beautiful and brave, and as unflinching and unpredictable by cas' foes. Pilots the notorious Hallow [[Ataraxia]].
+==Personality==
+They are very noble, both in the aristocratic sense, as they are a child of the former [[Apokine (Dahlia's parent)|Apokine]] and raised to that level of privilege, and in the sense of having a strong sense of honor. They have used their station "to become as competent as possible in matters of war".<ref>[[PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution]]</ref> However, they have begun to doubt that Apostolos wants anything more than war for war's sake.
+Though cas joined [[Millennium Break]], cas did so with cas' sibling [[Dahlia|Dahlia's]] permission, seems to still believe in Dahlia's vision for the Principality and Apostolos, and remains in contact with them.
 ==Appearance==
 Cas has mediterranean brown skin with dark green/teal hair up in a bun, with a few strands hanging down in front of their face (which is framed with similarly colored scales covering cas’ jawline and neck, as well as up cas' back). Simple iconographic or vector graphic broken sword tattoos under their emerald eyes.<sup><ref>[[PARTIZAN 01: The Seaside Town of Obelle|The Seaside Town of Obelle]], dossier</ref></sup> They have a similar face and build to [https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Joshua Karen Joshua] from ''Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'', but far more proper-looking.
+They wear a blue-grey military jacket (coatee), with long tails and a high waist, bronze buttons, black straps, and additional fringe work and detailing. They also wear light khaki uniform pants with black and gold boots. They have a sawed-off sniper rifle they wear in an under arm holster, which they make work.<sup><ref>[[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE|SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE]], 1:11:19</ref></sup>
+{{spoiler block
+|theme=pzn
+|spoiling= [[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]
+|text= After Cas’alear’s injury from fighting [[Laurel]] and healing from the [[Witch in Glass]] cas' skin is mosaiced with [[wikipedia:Sea_glass|sea glass]] and walks with a cane.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry]]</ref>
+}}
+==Relationships==
+===Dahlia===
+Dahlia is Cas’alear’s adopted sibling to whom cas is very loyal. The two grew up together, with cas recalling a trip they took with their family to the Isles of Logos when they were younger.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution]]</ref> Cas seeks out Dahlia to express cas’ frustrations with the military leadership of Stel Apostolos, and is given Dahlia’s blessing to join Millennium Break, with Cas’alear being an envoy and attache from the Apostolosian Apokine.
+===Laurel===
+In much part due their differing outlooks on the war on Partizan, Laurel and Cas’alear have an adversarial relationship. This is further exacerbated by Cas’alear’s distaste for the [[GLORY]] program as a whole <ref>[[PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!"]]</ref>, and Laurel’s nature as a clone of [[Cassander Timaeus Berenice|Cassander]], Cas’alear’s chosen [[Eidolon]]. Due to cas’ position and relationship with Dalia, Cas’alear has access to much more complete records of the historical figure as not only a war hero, but a doctor, thoughtful leader, and friend and is upset by Laurel as a misremembered representation of them.
+{{spoiler block
+|spoiling= [[PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot]]
+|theme=pzn
+|text=Laurel attempts to kill Cas’alear during their confrontation in High Altar, with the latter only being saved by the timely intervention of [[Kal'mera Broun|Broun]] and [[Audacious Opportunity "A.O." Rooke|A. O. Rooke]].
+}}
-They wear a blue-grey military jacket (coatee), with long tails and a high waist, bronze buttons, black straps, and additional fringe work and detailing. They also wear light khaki uniform pants with black and gold boots. They have a sawed-off sniper rifle they wear in an under arm holster, which they make work.<sup><ref>[[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE|SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE]], 1:11:19</ref></sup>
+==History and Involvement==
+Cas’alear and the [[Swordbreakers]] are present in [[Obelle]] prior to the crash of the Divine Past and is saved, alongside their unit, by the timely warning from [[SBBR]].<ref>[[PARTIZAN 02: Obelle, On Fire]]</ref> After the crash the Swordbreakers secure the bodies of [[Past]] and their elect [[Cymbidium]]. When the [[Rapid Evening]] arrives to reclaim the remains, Cas’alear gives up Cymbidium without issue, but only gives up the parts of Past when [[Clementine Kesh]] threatens to move troops into Obelle. Cas’alear does recognize [[Sovereign Immunity]] among the Rapid Evening however, and expresses that they are glad to see someone who “carries justice in his heart” alongside Clementine. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE]]</ref>
-After the events of "[[PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot|A Single Shot]]", cas' skin is mosaiced with [[wikipedia:Sea_glass|sea glass]] and cas walks with a cane.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry]]</ref>
+===Millennium Break===
+As war begins to break out between Stels Kesh and Apostolos on Partizan Cas’alear is unnerved by the lack of pushback from Apostolos about the claims of Kesh, since cas believes most of them to be fabricated. This leads to the uncomfortable realization that many of cas’ colleagues are just eager to wield the might of their military in a conflict against another Stel. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 16: BITTER AIR - BEHEST]]</ref> On their own, Cas begins to investigate the truth behind the acts that lead to the war, discovering the involvement of the [[Curtain of Divinity]], and [[Crysanth Kesh]]. Cas’alear takes this information to [[Clementine Kesh]], as they believe it is imperative to work with someone on the other side of the war to reveal the crimes of the Curtain. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution]]</ref>
-== Personality ==
+Cas’alear continues to have a close relationship with [[Millennium Break]], even offering to sponsor them in the [[Summer Passage of Arms]]<ref>[[PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!"]]</ref>, and has a growing dissatisfaction for how the military leaders of Apostolos are handling the conflict. Cas’alear brings these concerns to [[Dahlia]], and requests to head a new strategy on Partizan. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 28: Millennium Break: The Storm Over Cruciat]]</ref> Cas reaches out to Millennium Break and asks for their assistance in a plan to leak information to Stel Kesh regarding an upcoming Apostolisian attack that will push the two armies to engage and leave the jewel of Kesh’s holdings on Partizan, [[Cruciat]], undefended for Millenium Break to capture.  Cas offers that if they assist with operation cas, alongside the [[Swordbreakers]], will join Millennium Break in earnest. After following through with this plan Cas defects from Stel Apostolos and formally joins Millenium Break as an attaché and envoy of the Apokine of Aposolos.
-They are very noble, both in the aristocratic sense, as they are a child of the former [[Apokine (Dahlia's parent)|Apokine]] and raised to that level of privilege, and in the sense of having a strong sense of honor. They have used their station "to become as competent as possible in matters of war".<ref>[[PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution]]</ref> However, they have begun to doubt that Apostolos wants anything more than war for war's sake.
+{{spoiler block
+|spoiling= [[PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot]]
+|theme=pzn
+|text= A month into their new role in Millennium Break Cas’alear begins to grow disheartened as the organization starts to lose ground.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 31: The Grand Premiere]]</ref> They are deployed to assist with a mission guarding [[Auspice]] with members of SBBR, though they are eager to join the fight against Motion taking place elsewhere on Partizan. During the mission the team is attacked by [[GLORY]], and fighting breaks out as the team is divided. [[Kelos]] and Cas’alear engage in one-on-one combat, and while cas initially has the upper hand, Kelos’s taunting gets under cas’  skin, and it is only thanks to [[Phrygian]]’s timely intervention that cas is able to rejoin the main battle.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 32: GLORY Arrives]]</ref> Cas’alear moves to engage with [[Laurel]] and [[Apothesa]], and when Broun releases the remains of [[Acepcies]] into the fight, Laurel pins Cas’alear down and attempts to impale cas’ cockpit with the spear of the [[Demiurgos]]. Broun is able to save cas by forcing an ejection of Cas’alear’s cockpit but cas is still heavily injured, and is picked up by [[A.O. Rook]] to be rushed back to [[Oxbridge]] after the mission for urgent medical attention. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 33: A Single Shot]]</ref>}}
+{{spoiler block
+|spoiling= [[PARTIZAN 34: Guests, Invited and Otherwise]]
+|theme=pzn
+|text= Cas’alear’s condition is still critical when the [[Witch in Glass]] offers to heal them as a part of her bargain with [[Millenium Break]].  While cas is recovering, A.O. Rook takes up a role training and working with the Swordbreakers. Cas undergoes extensive physical therapy, and has some trepidation about returning to the battlefield.<ref>[[PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry]]</ref> After their recovery Cas’alear regains most of their mobility, but does continue to walk with a cane. In addition cas has many sections of cas’ skin replaced with a mosaic sea glass that is only visible in small patches of cas’ body.}}
-Though cas joined [[Millennium Break]], cas did so with cas' sibling [[Dahlia|Dahlia's]] permission, seems to still believe in Dahlia's vision for the Principality and Apostolos, and remains in contact with them.
+{{spoiler block
+|spoiling= [[PARTIZAN 46: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 2: The Gate]]
+|theme=pzn
+|text= Cas’alear is a part of the Millennium Break mission to stop Operation Shackled Sun, and returns to the front lines alongside the Swordbreakers. <ref>[[PARTIZAN 46: Operation Shackled Sun: Act 2: The Gate]]</ref>}}
 ==References==