:root {
  --ink: #e8e4d8;
  --ink-soft: #b8b0a0;
  --ink-faint: #7a7568;
  --deep: #0c1420;
  --paper-edge: #2a3a50;
  --gold: #c9a84c;
  --sea: #3d8a9a;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html, body { margin: 0; background: var(--deep); color: var(--ink); }
body {
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 1rem 1rem 2.5rem;
  font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 0%, #1a2a40 0%, transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 100%, #1a1028 0%, transparent 45%),
    var(--deep);
}
.shell { max-width: 1140px; margin: 0 auto; }
.crumb {
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.crumb a { color: var(--ink-faint); text-decoration: none; }
.crumb a:hover { color: var(--sea); }
header.zone, section.zone, article.zone {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--paper-edge);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(18, 28, 44, 0.75);
}
.zone-label {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
h1 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.5vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.epithet { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-style: italic; }
.lede {
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 42rem;
}
.nav-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.65rem 1rem;
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}
.nav-row a, a.inline { color: var(--sea); }
.char-grid {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10.5rem, 1fr));
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.char-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  border: 1px solid var(--paper-edge);
  border-radius: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #121c2a;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
}
.char-card:hover, .char-card:focus-visible {
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.55);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  outline: none;
}
.char-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: #0a1018;
}
.char-card-caption { padding: 0.55rem 0.6rem 0.7rem; }
.char-card-name { display: block; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.char-card-epithet {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.portrait {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 28rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.door {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 196, 122, 0.35);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  max-width: 28rem;
}
.door strong { display: block; color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.92rem; }
.door span { display: block; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.78rem; margin-top: 0.15rem; }
.mute {
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.honesty { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-faint); line-height: 1.5; }