# Vallance — Theodore Savage character guide

> Vallance in Theodore Savage by Cicely Hamilton.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Snapshot

A supporting character in the pre-war social circle, another thread in the ordinary life that Theodore Savage leaves behind when civilization falls.

## Who they are

Vallance belongs to the world of Theodore's early adulthood, a minor figure in the professional and social networks that define his pre-war identity. He is part of the texture of ordinary existence, the colleagues and acquaintances whose names and faces fade as Theodore descends into the struggle for survival. His role is to anchor the reader in the vanished normality against which the novel's devastation is measured.

## Relationships

### [Markham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/markham)

_professional_

Markham and Vallance are colleagues or co-conspirators in a military or bureaucratic setting.

### [Theodore Savage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/theodore_savage)

_rivalry_

Theodore and Vallance are adversaries, clashing over ideology or personal grievances.

### [Holt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/holt)

_professional_

Holt and Vallance work together in a hierarchical or collaborative professional capacity.

### [Meyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/meyer)

_professional_

Meyer and Vallance share a formal working relationship, possibly as equals or in a chain of command.

### [Markham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/markham)

_professional_

Markham and Vallance are colleagues or co-conspirators in a military or bureaucratic setting.

### [Holt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/holt)

_professional_

Holt and Vallance work together in a hierarchical or collaborative professional capacity.

### [Holt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/holt)

_professional_

Holt and Vallance work together in a hierarchical or collaborative professional capacity.

### [Meyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/characters/meyer)

_professional_

Meyer and Vallance share a formal working relationship, possibly as equals or in a chain of command.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/chapters/ii)

Vallance participates in the debate, questioning Markham's assertions and commenting on the Karthanian crisis, suggesting it may fizzle out like previous scares.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/theodore_savage_se/chapters/iv)

Referenced as the host of the evening where Holt and Markham spoke.

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