:root {
  --bg: #0e0d0b;
  --bg-elev: #15130e;
  --bg-card: #1b1810;
  --ink: #d9cdb4;
  --ink-dim: #968b73;
  --gold: #c9a24b;
  --gold-bright: #e6c986;
  --blood: #9b2c2c;
  --border: #2c281d;
  --serif: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 50% at 50% 0%, #1c1a14 0%, transparent 70%),
    var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a { color: var(--gold); }

/* ---- Header / nav ---- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(14, 13, 11, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 14px 24px;
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; flex-shrink: 0; }

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 22px;
  margin-left: auto;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.nav-links a {
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--gold-bright); }

/* ---- Ornament ---- */
.ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 26px 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.ornament span {
  height: 1px;
  width: 70px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold));
}

.ornament span:last-child {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
}

/* ---- Hero ---- */
.hero {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 96px 24px 72px;
  max-width: 840px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 9vw, 78px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.18);
}

.hero .tagline {
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.hero .lead {
  margin-top: 24px;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---- Sections ---- */
.section {
  scroll-margin-top: 72px;
  padding: 64px 0;
}

.section--alt {
  background: var(--bg-elev);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.section-inner {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 5vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.section-intro {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 4px auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}

.prose {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 28px auto 0;
}

.prose p + p { margin-top: 18px; }

.prose .first {
  font-size: 19px;
}

/* ---- Card grid ---- */
.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(258px, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 38px;
}

.card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 24px;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}

.card:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.card h3 {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.card p {
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ---- Signs ---- */
.signs {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(176px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 38px;
}

.sign {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 26px 16px;
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.sign:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }

.sign svg { width: 46px; height: 46px; }

.sign h3 {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.sign p {
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

/* ---- Chronicle ---- */
.chronicle {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 38px auto 0;
}

.entry {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 2px 0 2px 22px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.entry:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.entry .date {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.entry h3 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 4px 0 6px;
}

.entry p {
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 16px;
}

/* ---- Footer ---- */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 44px 24px;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.site-footer .disclaimer {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.site-footer .meta { letter-spacing: 0.06em; }

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }

  .nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px 16px;
    padding: 12px 18px;
  }

  .nav-links {
    margin-left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    gap: 12px 16px;
  }

  .hero { padding: 60px 20px 48px; }

  .section { padding: 52px 0; }
}