Gawjo Swifteye was the husband of Ellayo Swifteye, father of Janglur, and later found he was a grandfather when he met Songbreeze. He also adopted fourteen orphaned hedgehogs, who he raised as his children. Gawjo was a fat, stern, and old squirrel, with silvering fur. He had the same lazy, drooping eyes as his son. When he found Song and her friends, they went all went back to the raft where Gawjo and the hedgehogs lived. Gawjo re-located Megraw's wing, allowing them to be able to get to the island. After freeing the slaves he went back to Redwall Abbey to live with his wife and family.