#plotting.

QILIN is lana's non-profit organization for metahumans (or the 'meteor-infected', if you're small/ville-specific). it is, for clarification, the same entity the show called The Is/is Foundation, but expanded, and less tragically titled. it was established in late 2007 (or when she was 21), right after the death of her son and the end of her brief marriage to lex lut/hor.

she is founder and ceo (so very much the public face of it all, much to her chagrin ⸺ but, hey! people like her face!). the main branch is in metropolis, though there are several other locations (star city tends to be the most relevant here ⸺ lana is there every month, regardless of verse ⸺ but you can assume one is in [whatever major city you want it to be in]).

initially, the group's focus was on research, advocacy, and facilitating support groups to help people create community in safe spaces. they've always placed a great deal of emphasis on transparency in all areas and on anonymity for their clients: not only will your data not go anywhere (unless you explicitly ask for it to), but it also won't even have your name on it.

those are all still major focuses (though lana does not typically conduct the groups anymore). however, as they've expanded ⸺ offices in several cities; a lot of support, all around ⸺ they've added specialized clinics, a foster program (this is where lana does the most hands-on work), a housing program, a legal department, and a far-reaching network of people willing/able to provide their expertise and skills (be it training re: the responsible use of xyz powers, or scrubbing identities as needed, or anything else). basically: if you have a need and they don't have a space designated to fill it, they will find a way to help you, and then they will end up making one.

principles (i don't have a mission statement and i suck at mottos but it's basically #mutantrights):

ANONYMITY. if you want to share your name in a group meeting, or 'out' yourself as a client/former client, that's your call. it is never anyone else's. this is particularly extreme for the children: the group home where the unplaced kids stay (arden house) is kind of top secret. it's not on any maps of qilin facilities. if you're invited there, you'll meet someone at the main office and be escorted.

DIGNITY. treat people with dignity, and do everything in your power to ensure the rest of the world does, too.

they do not recruit people, ever: if they are conducting a study and they need subjects, they get the information out there. unambiguously. it finds them or it doesn't (usually it will, because they have a good reputation in the relevant circles). they show up or they don't. under no circumstances is anyone ever asked ⸺ much less coerced ⸺ to participate in anything.

they do not turn anyone away, ever. if you don't know what you need, there are case workers there to help you figure it out. if it takes a while, it takes a while. they'll make sure you're able to focus on that (by giving you a place to stay, etc.).

NO COST. no one pays for anything, ever. period.

ANALOG. their tech is strictly offline. more on that here.

re: Specifically Lana, most of her day-to-day duties are not ones you'll find on a list like this (other than the part where she's overseeing the entire mission), but she is highly involved with the foster program ⸺ all of the kids she personally fosters come from arden house (where she spends a lot of time), and they have all basically been deemed 'unplaceable' due to having 'dangerous' powers. caring for and working with those particular children is what she is most passionate about, and she gets results. there's a reason she's in emergency medical social work in her 'real life' verse. she also is very hands-on with the original tech: lana doesn't personally design / build / implement all of it, but it is all [at least] approved of by her. she is a bioelectric engineer (with a focus in neuromorphic engineering), if that kind of thing interests you.

basically: will edit this as needed. add yourself in there as wanted, as the client pool is infinite and the positions will never all be filled. both are fun options for plotting (and they pay well! and there's free on-site childcare!).

solas is clearly very hurt at the end of the game. in good endings/endings where he shows himself willing to restore the veil and finally, finally is more than just the asshole that messed with her head, she will have him restore the veil and tie it to his life force.

but! clearly that might not be so long, especially if he has to support the veil and can’t even heal up. so i can see her returning a week or so after the fight (a few days to be passed out, a few days to think about what she’s going to do and talk it over with everyone) finding a way to get in touch with him. her first thought will be slicing her hand at the prison again, freshly, so it’s easier to find hers among all the blood, or then try the same thing at an altar or two.

basically, she’ll want to know how long he can keep the veil up. and if it’s not long, she will put forward the idea of taking it down but planning it better. they still have factions in minrathous, a veritable army that can now help take out the demons that will swarm, and if they can do it in an actually controlled manner, or slowly, she’ll prefer that way. but basically, this is a veil comes down anyway ending.

she will have questions, she will be checking everything he says, as usual, but if it’s going to come down in her lifetime, she reasons might as well be when she can do something about it, and, as said, while they have the factions there. they won’t have momentum with them for very long, not like they do at the end of the game.