Thoughts on each insight before I make a vote.
Sable Crescent Step Insights
[][SCS] There is no peace in emptiness, no content in stillness. Stagnation is death; act, change, move, think, and grow until the very end.
Embraces the Moon's changability. That there is no absolute per
This is good for avoiding falling into a comfortable rut, but difficult in terms of diplomacy, because someone who's constantly shifting and changing is aggravatingly hard to rely on.
Its not going to make us popular, suffice to say.
If we take this insight we probably want something to tie us down as a counterbalance so the advanced insight is less crude.
[][SCS] Darkness knows no barriers, and neither should your desires
Oh hi there Huang Da.
This is the classic "Don't give up" insight. Do what you want, if you can't then find another way to get what you want. On the good side, it means standing by your friends and family, even if everything else is against them. On the bad side, barriers were meade for a reason and circumventing them doesn't make anyone else happy.
This one probably would spark some friction with Renxiang's rule of law ideals, though good or bad friction remains to be seen.
[][SCS] Do not slot Sable Crescent Step
Or maybe you don't want either forms of infringement.
Thousand Ring Fortress Insights
[][TRF] Each scar is merely another ring in the making, from past pain arises new strength
Acceptance of loss and injury. What does not kill me makes me stronger. Downside is that it also is a tendency to disregard pain and loss in others, as long as they improve from suffering.
Xiulan and Suyin epitomize this, they took great and terrible wounds, but became stronger for their loss.
Which is to say its a fine ideal, but at the same time, I'm not sure how well the playerbase would be happy with applying the same to Ling Qi or her family down the road. Inducing tribulations for growth is going to be polarizing with a Home(Insert Stereotypical Asian Mom Here).
[][TRF] Branches and trunks bend and sway, but the roots must remain unyielding. Retreat only so far and then no more.
This is an insight Ling Qi already resolved previously.
She'd retreat, but there are things she cannot run away from, even if it hurts. Would she flee when the going gets tough?
This says no. When theres something important at stake, she's willing to stand fast.
[][TRF] Do not slot Thousand Ring Fortress
Not sure why we'd take this. Both are good.
Curious Diviners Eye Insights
[][CDE] Ignorance is no better than blindness.
Ignorance as a sin. Always be learning, always be seeking. If you don't learn, then you are willfully choosing to be blind.
On the inverse side, always prying, always probing. This is a difficult person to live with, who'd pick at your secrets if you let her.
[][CDE] Be always watchful. Foes and treasures alike may hide in the gaps in one's perceptions.
The opposite side. Constant vigilance. Keep your eyes and ears open. Danger and opportunities are always present, if only you could see them.
This Ling Qi would be a lot more wary all the time.
[][CDE] Do not slot Curious Diviners Eye
Both are harmless enough.
[X][SCS] There is no peace in emptiness, no content in stillness. Stagnation is death; act, change, move, think, and grow until the very end.
[X][TRF] Branches and trunks bend and sway, but the roots must remain unyielding. Retreat only so far and then no more.
[X][CDE] Ignorance is no better than blindness.
[X][CDE] Be always watchful. Foes and treasures alike may hide in the gaps in one's perceptions.
Not seeing any BAD ones, but seeing a lot of controversial ones!
