Name: Gruffold
Other Names: Gruff, Lil’ Gruff, Gruff Jr. #3, GriffGriff (by his mother), fluffball (by Grandpa Gruff), son (by his father)
Gender: Male
Residence: Griffinstone, Mount Aris (Summerhouse) (usually moving between the two towns)
Occupation: None
Relatives: Silverstream (mother), Gallus (father), Galicia (older sister), Sky Beak (grandfather), Ocean Flow (grandmother), Terramar (uncle), Princess Skystar (aunt), Queen Novo (great-aunt), Grandpa Gruff (great-grandfather by custody -later adoption- of Gallus), Gabby (honorary aunt), Spike (honorary uncle), Glare, Giggle, and Geoff (honorary cousins), Gilda (honorary aunt), Greta (possible honorary aunt by marriage; unknown), other unnamed uncles and aunts (Silverstream and Terramar’s cousins)
Likes: Fast flying (possible genetic he got from his mom), sports, Grandpa Gruff’s stories, getting what he wants, playing pranks, getting in trouble, causing trouble
Dislikes: Being told ‘no’, getting grounded
Age: 11
Personality: Cheery, carefree, bubbly, a bit short-tempered, sarcastic, energetic, playful, manipulative (sometimes)
Kind: Griffon (“GriffGriff” - Griffon/ Hippogriff Hybrid)
Distinctive features: Resembles his father
Biggest Fears: Small spaces, the dentist
Marital status: Single

Lil’ Gruff is a young Griffon from Griffinstone and the son of Gallus and Silverstream. He’s also the younger brother of Galicia. He was named after his adoptive great-grandfather, Grandpa Gruff.

A few years before Galicia and Lil’ Gruff were born, specifically, when their father was assigned for the job of a royal guard in Canterlot, Gallus and Grandpa Gruff got into a huge fight that led them not to talk with each other. The two Griffons never spoke for nearly four years. Gallus spent that period of time focusing on his job and trying his hardest not to think about his guardian (with no success), much to the worry of his friends and his girlfriend, Silverstream, until one day, Gallus remembered the day of their fight. He started wondering how the elder was doing and decided to take a few weeks off work to pay a visit to Griffinstone. A lot had changed since Gallus had been gone. The Griffons were more friendly towards one another (although there were a few who were still pretty nasty), the streets were more clean than he remembered, and the houses were better built. Gallus met many of his old friends, such as Gabby and Gilda. With their help, he found Grandpa Gruff sitting with his friends. Not much had changed about him; his ears, eyebrows, fur and edge of feathers and tail had very slightly greyed on the tips, there were deep bags under his eyes, and his torso was a bit more skinny. Gallus called out Grandpa Gruff’s name, trying to sound as important as possible, which made the elder turn around. Grandpa Gruff didn’t recognise Gallus until he squinted his eyes a bit to clarify his vision. He removed Gallus’ helmet and dropped it as he looked at Gallus’ face. The two Griffons found themselves smiling and staring at each other, although Grandpa Gruff felt extremely guilty about what had happened years ago. Still, Gallus hopping on Grandpa Gruff, and hugging him tightly, using both claws and wings was a sign of forgiveness, much to the Griffon’s relief. The elder returned the hug, wrapping his wings and claws around Gallus, and started stroking the younger Griffon’s back head side. The Griffons around them began to clap and cheer, some tearing up, some giving thumbs-up, and some others letting out a few “awww’s” with their claws put on their chest.

After a while, Gallus found the courage to propose to Silverstream and, ironically enough, Spike did the same with Gabby, roughly around the same time. The girls reacted with pure joy, both crashing their fiancés with hugs and kisses. They all decided to have a double wedding, which took place in Mount Aris.

A few months later, Silverstream and Gabby were pregnant (Silverstream was pregnant for a second time; Galicia was only a few years old)! They were both squeeing about how they were expecting babies and kept squeeing, while Gallus and Spike’s jaws were on the floor. The two had many uncertainties and believed they wouldn’t be good enough to be fathers (and Gallus didn’t expect to have another baby), but with some encouragement from their beloved consorts, they put away the doubts and decided to enjoy every moment of this. Silverstream gave birth to two Griffon-Hippogriff hybrids, a few years apart. She affectionately referred to her children as “GriffGriffs” because, as fledglings, they were small, fluffy, and downright adorable! Gallus thought that was a pretty dumb way to call their kids, but went along with it because he loves his wife and because it was the coolest sounding name they had found (better than “Hippogriffon”, at least).

The youngest one was a healthy little boy and the cutest, smallest little fluff ball Silverstream claimed to have ever seen. One look at him and it was obvious that he’d taken a lot after his father. After spending a few days without the kid being properly named, Gallus decided to name his son “Lil’ Gruff”, in honour of his grandfather (something that the old Griffon was thrilled about, despite pretending he wasn’t).

Lil’ Gruff is bubbly and very energetic, having inherited his mother’s heart and personality, as well his father’s bravery and courage. He’s also inherited Gallus’ puppy dog eyes that he often uses to get what he wants. Gallus isn’t very happy he took after that trait of his, for it makes him say ‘no’ rarely. Still, Lil’ Gruff only uses this tactic for little, innocent things, like having dessert before dinner or staying up a bit longer. He also loves hearing Grandpa Gruff’s tales and always has a good laugh when he hears about his father’s gaffes, much to Gallus’ embarrassment (“Gramps! Don’t embarrass me in front of my kid!”). After all, the elder never skips the chance to embarrass the two of his grandchildren to his great-grandchildren, (“I assume that the loudest one must be your father.” - “Let me guess, your mother breaks the most vases in the house.”). The little cub may be a Griffon, but his wings are actually part-Griffony-part-Hippogriffony, giving him the ability to fly speedily like lightning, just like his mom. Lil’ Gruff and his family don’t really have a stable house, for they go back and forth to Mount Aris, Griffinstone, and, sometimes, Ponyville and Canterlot. Though, Gallus and Silverstream are planning to have a house between the territories of their hometowns to be closer to their friends and families. Lil’ Gruff likes Mount Aris, but he mostly prefers being in Griffinstone, mostly due to the fact that he feels awkward being the only Non-hippogriff in the room, along with his father. Just like Silverstream, Lil’ Gruff and his sister also have transformation necklaces so they can visit Seaquestria (Gallus, Grandpa Gruff, and Gabby have too, though they don’t use them as much). But, since he’s used to being in land, he hardly wears it.