Alternate version
I noticed that Gallus’ name sounds similar to a word from my fictional Vozonid languages: g’-a-l-l-j-o-z ([ˈgʱalːjos]), which means “fire”. So why not make Gallus a fire gryphon?
P.S. – He knows what is “KFC”, and if you call him that, you will know the basis behind his Vozonid name. And it hurts, a lot.