# General Royer — The Thirty-Nine Steps character guide

> General Royer in The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Royer

**First appearance:** 0002-i-the-man-who-died

## Who they are

A French general involved in the international plot.

## Relationships

### [Lord Alloa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/lord_alloa)

_professional_

They are high-ranking military or political figures collaborating on secret defense matters.

### [Sir Walter Bullivant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/sir_walter_bullivant)

_professional_

They work together in intelligence and national security, sharing critical information.

### [Whittaker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/whittaker)

_professional_

Whittaker is likely a subordinate or colleague assisting Royer in official duties.

### [MacGillivray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/macgillivray)

_professional_

Royer and MacGillivray coordinate on security matters, likely within the same government or military hierarchy.

### [Sir Walter Bullivant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/sir_walter_bullivant)

_professional_

They work together in intelligence and national security, sharing critical information.

### [Lord Alloa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/lord_alloa)

_professional_

They are high-ranking military or political figures collaborating on secret defense matters.

### [Whittaker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/characters/whittaker)

_professional_

Whittaker is likely a subordinate or colleague assisting Royer in official duties.

## In the story

### [The Thirty-Nine Steps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/chapters/ix-the-thirty-nine-steps)

Shares a parable about a lion in Senegal to illustrate how the imposture went undetected.

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