# NPC: Joseph The market head of **Redstone Market** in [[City - Treston]], who hired [[Party - Elvensong]] to deal with a protection racket. ## Role & Background - **Role:** Market Head of Redstone Market - Responsible for managing market operations and protecting vendors - Faced extortion from thugs demanding protection fees - Sought help from the [[Faction - Treston Adventurers Guild]] to deal with the criminal element ## Appearance - [Details to be added based on future sessions] ## Personality & Motivations - **Protective** of the merchants and vendors under his authority - Willing to hire adventurers to resolve problems beyond normal market security - **Goal:** Maintain safe, profitable operations at Redstone Market free from criminal interference ## Relationships - **Allies:** [[Party - Elvensong]] (hired to eliminate thug threat) - **Affiliated with:** [[Location - Redstone Market]] merchants and vendors - **Enemies:** Eric and his gang (thugs demanding protection money) ## Session Appearances ### Session 1-3 - Hired [[Party - Elvensong]] through [[NPC - Oliver]] and the [[Faction - Treston Adventurers Guild]] - Contracted them to deal with thugs led by a man named Eric who were demanding protection fees from market vendors - The job became [[Party - Elvensong]]'s first official quest as a registered adventuring party - After the party dealt with Eric's gang (Eric died falling from the 70-foot red tree), Joseph's market was freed from the extortion - Presumably paid the party for their successful work