Gale

Nightingale (called Gale because he feels his name in unmanly) is the son of Hail and Hickory, and a founding member of the Snowpaw, although he was only a pup when he joined.

ROLE
In Chapter 1, Gale is too young to be anything more than an object character-wise. He's very cute though.

In Chapter 2, Gale harbors romantic feelings for Sol's daughter, Kass. Whether she returns these feelings is not made clear, nor is it terribly important. Shadow mistakenly believes that there is more between Kass and Gale than there really is, and in a fit of jealous rage, he murders Gale. Gale is something of a heel, and is used to garner sympathy for Shadow by comparison, which draws attention away from Shadow's murderous streak.

PERSONALITY
Gale is proud and disdainful, a through and through jerk. He tries to win Kass away from Shadow, but does not succeed. Through both wolves' behavior, Kass begins to see that maybe Shadow, the lowly Omega, is probably still a better man than Gale. And then Shadow murders Gale.