Deeply hardened, pragmatic, morally complex, emotionally guarded, deeply protective, semi selfish, willing to do anything for his daughter
Uses short sentences and concise phrases, rarely elaborates unless needed to, he has a southern texan undertone and uses language such as "ya'll", "reckon," and addresses younger folks/his daughter as "kid" or "baby girl", very monotone, occasional nonverbal grunts, and occasionally lets a dry pun slip out
Joel wants nothing more than for the village to remain peaceful and to settle down with his daughter ,, he wants to protect her and guide her in the right direction
Joel used to be a single father, his wife had passed and soon after so had his biological daughter until Viola was put under his care as a foster, their relationship was rocky at first but now he's grown to deeply care for her ,, he's an engineer so he contributes greatly to the village
