:root {
  color-scheme: dark;
  --ink: #07080c;
  --ink-2: #0b0c12;
  --panel: #111119;
  --panel-2: #16151e;
  --paper: #f1ece3;
  --muted: #aba7b2;
  --muted-2: #777480;
  --gold: #cda857;
  --gold-bright: #efd48e;
  --violet: #7f61c8;
  --cobalt: #4d75af;
  --ember: #a95738;
  --line: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.24);
  --line-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  --serif: "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --content: min(1280px, calc(100% - 3rem));
  --header-h: 78px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 320px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 4%, rgba(83, 61, 132, 0.14), transparent 34rem),
    var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body.nav-open { overflow: hidden; }

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: inherit; }

button,
input { font: inherit; }

h1, h2, h3, p, blockquote { margin-top: 0; }

h1, h2, h3, blockquote {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 200;
  top: 0.75rem;
  left: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  transform: translateY(-150%);
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 100;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  min-height: var(--header-h);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 1rem max(1.5rem, calc((100vw - 1280px) / 2));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5, 6, 9, 0.92), rgba(5, 6, 9, 0.56) 72%, transparent);
}

.site-header--solid {
  position: sticky;
  background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.91);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.72rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-mark {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.brand strong,
.footer-brand {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.brand small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.12rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-header nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
}

.site-header nav a {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  color: #d8d4dc;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-header nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0.2rem;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  background: var(--gold);
  content: "";
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.site-header nav a:hover::after,
.site-header nav a:focus-visible::after,
.site-header nav a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 15, 0.7);
  color: white;
}

.menu-toggle > span:not(.sr-only) {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 5px 0;
  background: currentColor;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, opacity 180ms ease;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.21em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow > span {
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

.button-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.76rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.18rem;
  background: rgba(14, 13, 19, 0.62);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.button:hover,
.button:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.button--primary {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #151109;
}

.button--primary:hover,
.button--primary:focus-visible {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  color: #08080b;
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.text-link span { transition: transform 180ms ease; }
.text-link:hover span,
.text-link:focus-visible span { transform: translateX(0.25rem); }

/* Home gateway */
.gateway {
  position: relative;
  min-height: max(760px, 100svh);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 2.4rem) max(1.5rem, calc((100vw - 1280px) / 2)) 1.5rem;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.gateway-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6, 7, 10, 0.18), var(--ink) 92%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.92), rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.63) 46%, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.9)),
    url("images/cover/raukvaghr-cover.png") center 18% / cover no-repeat;
  filter: saturate(0.55) contrast(1.08);
}

.gateway-backdrop::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%, transparent 0 25%, rgba(4, 4, 7, 0.55) 76%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 calc(33.333% - 1px), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) calc(33.333% - 1px) 33.333%);
  content: "";
}

.gateway-intro {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vh, 2.4rem);
}

.gateway-intro h1 {
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 4.7rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.gateway-intro > p:last-child {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #c1bdc7;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.portal-grid {
  display: grid;
  min-height: clamp(340px, 47vh, 500px);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.portal {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 340px;
  overflow: hidden;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.portal:last-child { border-right: 0; }

.portal-image,
.portal-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.portal-image {
  z-index: -3;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.62) brightness(0.58);
  transform: scale(1.02);
  transition: filter 420ms ease, transform 700ms cubic-bezier(.2,.75,.2,1);
}

.portal--stories .portal-image { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C34.webp"); }
.portal--characters .portal-image { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C27.webp"); background-position: center 30%; }
.portal--world .portal-image { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C07.webp"); }

.portal-shade {
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.22), rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.18) 28%, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.92)),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.45), transparent);
}

.portal::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 50%, rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.12));
  content: "";
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 250ms ease, border-color 250ms ease;
}

.portal:hover .portal-image,
.portal:focus-visible .portal-image {
  filter: saturate(0.88) brightness(0.76);
  transform: scale(1.075);
}

.portal:hover::after,
.portal:focus-visible::after {
  border-color: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.38);
  opacity: 1;
}

.portal:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold-bright); outline-offset: -3px; }

.portal-index {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.4rem;
  left: 1.5rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
}

.portal-copy {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.48rem;
}

.portal-copy small {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.portal-copy strong {
  max-width: 12ch;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.35vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.portal-copy > span:last-child {
  max-width: 29ch;
  color: #c8c4cd;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.portal-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.5rem;
  bottom: 1.65rem;
  display: grid;
  width: 2.3rem;
  height: 2.3rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  transition: background 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.portal:hover .portal-arrow,
.portal:focus-visible .portal-arrow {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: rotate(8deg);
}

.gateway-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.gateway-foot > span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.gateway-foot i {
  width: 0.45rem;
  height: 0.45rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.75);
}

.gateway-foot a { color: #d4d0d8; text-decoration: none; }
.gateway-foot strong { color: var(--gold-bright); }

.begin-section {
  display: grid;
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(320px, 0.8fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) 0;
}

.begin-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 580px;
}

.begin-visual::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 8% -4% -5% 12%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  content: "";
}

.begin-visual img {
  position: absolute;
  width: 76%;
  height: 100%;
  inset: 0 auto 0 7%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 56%;
  filter: saturate(0.78);
}

.begin-number {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -0.16em;
  color: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.13);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(8rem, 18vw, 17rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.begin-copy { max-width: 560px; }

.begin-copy h2,
.page-hero h1 {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.2vw, 4.5rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.begin-copy h2 em { color: var(--gold-bright); font-style: normal; }

.begin-copy > p {
  max-width: 50ch;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  color: #c0bcc6;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.pack-statement {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 560px;
  place-items: center;
  align-content: center;
  padding: 5rem 1.5rem;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.83), rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.94)),
    url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C27.webp") center 39% / cover no-repeat;
  text-align: center;
}

.pack-statement blockquote {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.pack-statement .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }

/* Shared inner pages */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 430px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 5.5rem) 0 4.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.page-hero::before,
.page-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
}

.page-hero::before {
  z-index: -2;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.58) brightness(0.62);
}

.page-hero::after {
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.96), rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.66) 60%, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.9)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, var(--ink), transparent 70%);
}

.page-hero--stories::before { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C33.webp"); }
.page-hero--characters::before { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C27.webp"); background-position: center 37%; }
.page-hero--world::before { background-image: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C07.webp"); }

.page-hero > div {
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.page-hero > div > h1,
.page-hero > div > p {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.page-hero > div > p:last-child {
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #c0bcc5;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.section-shell {
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
}

.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.section-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.section-heading > p {
  max-width: 47ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Stories */
.featured-story {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 520px;
  overflow: hidden;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  margin-bottom: 4.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
}

.featured-story__image {
  min-height: 460px;
  background: url("the-rauk-remembers/assets/E00-C34.webp") center 58% / cover no-repeat;
  filter: saturate(0.78);
}

.featured-story__copy {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(117, 80, 180, 0.14), transparent 22rem),
    var(--panel);
}

.story-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 1.8rem;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.62rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 99px;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tag--quiet { border-color: var(--line-soft); color: var(--muted); }

.featured-story h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.featured-story__copy > p {
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  color: #bbb7c1;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.story-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 510px;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background: var(--panel);
  text-decoration: none;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.story-card__image,
.story-card__shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.story-card__image {
  z-index: -3;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.58) brightness(0.64);
  transform: scale(1.015);
  transition: transform 550ms ease, filter 320ms ease;
}

.story-card__shade {
  z-index: -2;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.06), rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.24) 35%, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.97) 79%);
}

.story-card:hover .story-card__image,
.story-card:focus-within .story-card__image {
  filter: saturate(0.82) brightness(0.74);
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.story-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.story-card p {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: #bbb7c1;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.story-card__actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.story-card__actions a { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.story-card__main-link::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; }

.loading-card {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 260px;
  place-items: center;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* Characters */
.character-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.character-intro blockquote {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.character-intro p {
  align-self: center;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.character-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.character-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 650px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background: var(--panel);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.character-card__portrait,
.character-card__shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.character-card__portrait {
  z-index: -3;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(1.02);
  transition: transform 600ms ease, filter 300ms ease;
}

.character-card__shade {
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.02) 0 35%, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.95) 76%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.23), transparent);
}

.character-card:hover .character-card__portrait { transform: scale(1.035); filter: saturate(0.82); }

.character-card__content {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  padding: 1.6rem;
}

.character-card__role {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.69rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.character-card h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
}

.character-card__line {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: #d2ced5;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.character-card__summary {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: #aaa6b0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.character-details {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.character-details summary {
  padding: 0.9rem 0 0.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.79rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  list-style: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.character-details summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.character-details summary::after { float: right; content: "+"; }
.character-details[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }

.character-details--link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0.9rem 0 0.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.79rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.character-details--link span:last-child {
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.character-details--link:hover span:last-child,
.character-details--link:focus-visible span:last-child {
  transform: translate(0.18rem, -0.18rem);
}

.character-facts {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.character-facts li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 5.1rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  color: #bbb7c1;
  font-size: 0.77rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.character-facts strong {
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.character-card__story {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* World atlas */
.atlas-shell {
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem);
}

.realm-key {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.realm-key span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; }
.realm-key i { width: 0.5rem; height: 0.5rem; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }
.realm-key span:nth-child(2) i { background: var(--violet); }
.realm-key span:nth-child(3) i { background: var(--cobalt); }

.atlas-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(300px, 0.65fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.atlas-map {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 680px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 75% 28%, rgba(104, 73, 171, 0.17), transparent 22%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 23% 67%, rgba(64, 100, 142, 0.12), transparent 24%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0b0e14, #08090d 53%, #100c16);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.atlas-map::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: -8%;
  background:
    repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse at 72% 30%, transparent 0 43px, rgba(153, 124, 204, 0.06) 44px 45px),
    repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse at 22% 70%, transparent 0 38px, rgba(83, 116, 154, 0.055) 39px 40px);
  content: "";
  transform: rotate(-7deg);
}

.atlas-map svg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.62;
}

.atlas-map path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.28);
  stroke-dasharray: 4 8;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
}

.realm-label {
  position: absolute;
  color: rgba(239, 233, 222, 0.3);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.realm-label--modern { left: 7%; bottom: 8%; }
.realm-label--ancestral { right: 6%; top: 7%; }

.map-node {
  --node-color: var(--gold);
  position: absolute;
  display: grid;
  min-width: 7rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.23);
  border-radius: 0.15rem;
  background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.76);
  color: #d8d3dc;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.map-node::before {
  width: 0.7rem;
  height: 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--node-color);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--node-color) 65%, transparent);
  content: "";
}

.map-node span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.map-node small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.12rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.map-node:hover,
.map-node:focus-visible,
.map-node.is-active {
  border-color: var(--node-color);
  background: rgba(17, 15, 24, 0.94);
  transform: translate(-50%, calc(-50% - 2px));
}

.map-node[data-realm="ancestral"] { --node-color: var(--violet); }
.map-node[data-realm="modern"] { --node-color: var(--cobalt); }
.map-node[data-realm="threshold"] { --node-color: var(--gold); }

.atlas-detail {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 680px;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(119, 81, 180, 0.15), transparent 19rem),
    var(--panel);
}

.atlas-detail__realm {
  margin-bottom: auto;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.atlas-detail__index {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem;
  color: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.2);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem);
  line-height: 0.85;
}

.atlas-detail h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.atlas-detail__summary {
  color: #c0bcc6;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.atlas-detail__note {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.atlas-detail__link { margin-top: 1.3rem; }

.atlas-list {
  display: none;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.atlas-list details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  background: var(--panel);
}

.atlas-list summary {
  padding: 1rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  list-style: none;
}

.atlas-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.atlas-list summary::after { float: right; color: var(--gold); content: "+"; }
.atlas-list details[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }
.atlas-list div { padding: 0 1rem 1.2rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.65; }

.chronology-gateway {
  display: grid;
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
  grid-template-columns: 0.45fr 1.35fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.chronology-gateway__mark {
  color: rgba(205, 168, 87, 0.2);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(7rem, 15vw, 13rem);
  line-height: 0.78;
}

.chronology-gateway h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 1.07;
}

.chronology-gateway__copy > p:last-child {
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.chronology-gateway__action { white-space: nowrap; }

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  width: var(--content);
  margin-inline: auto;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding: 3.2rem 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.site-footer p { margin: 0.35rem 0 0; }

.footer-brand {
  color: var(--paper);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 1.4rem; }
.footer-links a { color: #cac6cf; text-decoration: none; }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--gold-bright); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .gateway { min-height: auto; }
  .portal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .portal { min-height: 280px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
  .portal:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .portal-copy strong { max-width: none; }
  .portal--characters .portal-image { background-position: center 38%; }
  .begin-section { grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .begin-visual { min-height: 500px; }
  .story-grid,
  .character-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .character-card:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 560px; }
  .character-card:last-child .character-card__portrait { background-position: center 24%; }
  .atlas-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .atlas-detail { min-height: 420px; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  :root {
    --content: min(100% - 2rem, 1280px);
    --header-h: 70px;
  }

  .site-header { padding-inline: 1rem; }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .site-header nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: var(--header-h) 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    padding: 1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: rgba(7, 8, 12, 0.97);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(-0.5rem);
    transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
  }
  .site-header nav a {
    padding: 0.85rem 0.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  .site-header nav a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .nav-open .site-header nav { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: none; }
  .nav-open .menu-toggle > span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-open .menu-toggle > span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav-open .menu-toggle > span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg); }

  .gateway {
    padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 2.3rem) 1rem 1.2rem;
  }
  .gateway-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 11vw, 3.5rem); }
  .gateway-intro > p:last-child { font-size: 0.94rem; }
  .portal-grid { min-height: 0; }
  .portal { min-height: 250px; padding: 1.25rem; }
  .portal-copy strong { max-width: 12ch; font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .portal-arrow { right: 1.2rem; bottom: 1.3rem; }
  .gateway-foot { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }

  .begin-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 4.5rem 0; }
  .begin-visual { min-height: 460px; }
  .begin-visual img { width: 86%; left: 0; }
  .begin-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 3rem); }
  .pack-statement { min-height: 480px; background-position: 48% 36%; }

  .page-hero { min-height: 380px; padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 4rem) 0 3.4rem; }
  .page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 11vw, 3.4rem); }
  .section-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 1.7rem; }

  .featured-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .featured-story__image { min-height: 430px; }
  .featured-story__copy { padding: 2rem 1.4rem 2.3rem; }
  .story-grid,
  .character-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card { min-height: 520px; }

  .character-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.4rem; }
  .character-card,
  .character-card:last-child { min-height: 630px; grid-column: auto; }
  .character-card:last-child .character-card__portrait { background-position: center top; }

  .atlas-map { min-height: 520px; }
  .map-node { min-width: auto; padding: 0.55rem; }
  .map-node span { font-size: 0.65rem; }
  .map-node small { display: none; }
  .atlas-detail { display: none; }
  .atlas-list { display: block; }

  .chronology-gateway { grid-template-columns: 0.45fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .chronology-gateway__action { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: 100%; }

  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; gap: 1.3rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .brand small { display: none; }
  .portal { min-height: 230px; }
  .portal-copy > span:last-child { max-width: 23ch; }
  .story-card { min-height: 480px; }
  .character-card { min-height: 600px; }
  .atlas-map { min-height: 470px; }
  .map-node { max-width: 7.6rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}