My impression of Gale is that his outward visage is that of a smug know-it-all and a show-off. He likes to tell tales about himself. He is amiable and wants to be well liked. He wants people to be impressed with him. So, being flashy and roguish is right up his alley. But inside, he's on a knife's edge. He's tense. He's literally a walking time bomb. And that comes through sometimes, and wears on him. So he is just a touch prematurely aged and shabby. He constantly seeks magical items, but he can't utilise them or sell them because he has to devour them.
