Quell Laboratories

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In 1937, Tierra Olvidada was discovered by Dr. Hobard Quell. The following year, he founded Quell Laboratories. Quell Laboratories has dedicated itself to the study of the prehistoric creatures living in Tierra Olvidada. They own QuellShield and have partnerships with OnyxoCore, Emerge Inc. and Gensei Entertainment.

## History

Founded in 1938, after the discovery of Tierra Olvidada, Hobard Quell's mission was to understand the secrets of dinosaurs: their behavior, their habits, and, most important of all, their supposed extinction. For 7 years, Quell Laboratories was the leader of paleo-research, pioneering the way for the world to learn to love these fragile species. However, Hobard wasn't able to see the growth of his company for much longer; his death in 1945 rocked the world.

Following his death, Hobard Quell's son, Jonathan, took over. Jonathan never felt any real attachment towards this lost world, and instead dedicated the company to exploiting the valley for useful resources, such as minerals, lumber, and even medical properties. Because of this drastic change, Tierra Olvidada suffered from mass habitat destruction, causing various species to fall extinct; only a handful survived. With the public hearing about this, pressure was put on Jonathan and Quell Laboratories, forcing them to begin cloning new species to fill niches that were lost, with the help of Jonah Onyx and his company, OnyxoCore. During all this, Jonathan lost his life in a car accident in 1988, 50 years after the formation of the company.

After his death, Jonathan's son, Samson, became CEO of the company. Samson was by far the worst, abusing the animals, especially the cloned species, in experiments to understand their physiology as well as to create medical drugs. The world was in an uproar, calling for the government to take control of this fragile ecosystem and threatening Quell to give up control to the authorities. Quell finally offered a compromise, allowing a representative of the leading dinosaur conservation group, the Paleo Patrol, to remain on the facility at all times. The Paleo Patrol chose Quell Laboratories current COO, Victor Martinez, as their representative. Samson, desperate to continue his controversial research, found a loophole by asking Miguel Onyx, the current head of OnyxoCore and Jonah's nephew, to create genetically designed hybrids, reasoning that, "as these creatures technically don't exist, they have no rights".

During the 1990s, Samson formed partnerships with other companies, such as Gensei Entertainment, cloning new species in the process, as well as furthering the progress of the Dinosaur Training Program, headed by QuellShield. In 2001, during an important meeting with some investors, a mole sabotaged the facility, causing the perimeter fences to shut down. Various people died, including Samson Quell and Victor Martinez. The event, known as the Tierra Olvidada incident (2001), was met with mixed reception, some cheering about the downfall of Quell Laboratories with others lamenting the lost lives as well as how the valley will be exploited by another corrupt company. Gladys Quell, Samson's cousin, took the company into her own hands to repair all the damage and is currently working to restore public relations as well as designating the valley an officially protected nature preserve.

## Known Employees

1. Hobard Quell (founder; former CEO; deceased)
2. Jonathan Quell (former CEO; deceased)
3. Samson Quell (former CEO; deceased)
4. Gladys Quell (current CEO)
5. Victor Martinez (former V.P.; deceased)
6. Dimitri Lambros (unofficial head scientist; deceased)
7. Warren Dirk (ex-mercenary; former ranger; retired)
8. Mike Doyle (head ranger; status unknown)