We are trying.
How about you! What do you want Ling Qi's domain to be or do?
Eh, here: it'd follow a winter/spring duality following rough split themes of warding or isolating desolation and bolstering growth. Maybe with the two halves glued together with a theme of mystery or hidden natures; a hidden verdant valley in a cold windswept land, or something similar. The three main components to Ling Qi's strengths: layered, first the winter embodies our offensive/debuff heavy abilities with the thematically appropriate field effects we favor, then the various stealthy aspects we utilize to escape from an enemies notice, then the spring of our buffing abilities. Outside/threshold/home.
It can also symbolize Ling Qi's life experience. Her time on the street was a harsh and barren with little respite, and then her time at the sect was one of hope and growth. The common thread that carried her through both was her ability at subterfuge, the Grinning Moon, and now that I think of it, Music. Moon is an element of change, so embodying the transition is appropriate and both stealth and Music are associated heavily with the moon for Ling Qi; our core Arts for either were gifts from her, even. The Winter, Ling Qi's harshest times, should also be understood as an intrinsic part of her, and in some ways key to her success. The Spring is meaningful because of the preceding Winter; paradoxically, the Winter "fertilizes" and enhances the abundance of the Spring.
Overall, it's a setup I think encapsulates our broad intentions for Ling Qi's capabilities while allowing room for the structural philosophies to grow and mature over time, including the balance between the different aspects, without too much pain. Incidentally, it's an easy thematic match for our leading elements and accommodates Zeqing's influence without it monopolizing things. It semi-matches Zhengui's thematics too. Still, I'm wary of it being too broad, even with trying to cheat at condensing via balanced 'opposites'.
Which is why slotting perception bolstering effects is worrisome. It
can play a part, but the potency comes from somewhere.
