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/* Review 0.02: midnight, luminous depth, and artwork-specific framing. */
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@keyframes starlight{from{opacity:.3}to{opacity:.9}}
.header,footer{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#02040dc4,#060b1aa6,#02040db8)}
.hero-copy{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#02040dc9,transparent)}
.hero-art{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 35%,#24355a30,transparent 68%);border-left-color:#343c6580}
.hero-art>img{opacity:.86}.hero h1 em{text-shadow:0 0 45px #8598fb35}
.button{box-shadow:0 0 28px #8097ff1f}.school-section{background:#060b1db8;align-items:center}
.school-visual{min-height:0;max-height:none;padding:1.5rem;overflow:visible}
.school-visual img{position:static;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain;margin:auto}
.portrait.jade img{width:320%;height:auto;left:-40%;top:-20%}
.portrait.wesley img{width:320%;height:auto;left:-40%;top:-25%}
.contact{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:.3rem}.contact-address{font-size:.95rem;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.contact .text-link{font-size:.875rem}.copy-status{font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted)}
.art-note{display:none}
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/* Clean website portraits are independent of the downloadable cards. */
.clean-portrait img{position:static;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 35%}

/* Portrait-only character artwork; the shared crest lives in the site header. */
.character-portrait{background:#050b16}
.character-portrait .portrait-window{position:absolute;inset:0;overflow:hidden}
.character-portrait .portrait-photo img{position:static;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 20%;transform:none}
.character-portrait.ehlana .portrait-photo img{mix-blend-mode:screen}
.character-portrait .portrait-card-photo img{position:absolute;width:200%;max-width:none;height:auto;left:0;top:0;transform:translateY(-20%)}
.header .brand{gap:.85rem}.header .brand-crest{width:72px;height:61px;object-fit:contain;flex-shrink:0;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 9px #d6aa4930)}
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@media(max-width:780px){.header .brand-crest{width:64px;height:54px}}

.person-label>small{display:block;margin-bottom:.7rem}


/* Review 0.03: DVINE Institute identity, restrained nebula, and Ehlana framing. */
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  background-position:center top;
  background-attachment:fixed;
}
.header .brand small{letter-spacing:.14em}
.hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.32fr) minmax(330px,.68fr);min-height:720px}
.hero-art{min-height:720px}
.hero-art>img{width:82%;height:92%;left:9%;top:4%;object-fit:contain;object-position:center 8%;opacity:.84}
.restricted-card-front img{position:absolute;width:200%;max-width:none;height:100%;left:0;top:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:left center}
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  .header .brand small{font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.09em}
}


/* Pilot 0.02 launch capture: optional chapter notification forms. */
.notify-panel{margin:3rem 0;padding:2rem;border:1px solid #566293;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#0d1430e8,#080d22e8);box-shadow:0 24px 70px #0005}
.notify-panel h2{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3vw,2.7rem);margin-bottom:.8rem}
.notify-panel>p{max-width:680px}
.notify-panel form{display:grid;gap:1rem;max-width:680px}
.notify-panel label:not(.check){display:block}
.notify-panel input[type=email]{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:.5rem;background:#080e24;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid #7180b2;min-height:48px;padding:.8rem}
.notify-panel .button{width:fit-content}
.notification-fallback{padding:1rem;border-left:2px solid var(--teal);background:#02040dbd}
.wots-landing{max-width:1100px}
.wots-landing .intro{max-width:760px}
.wots-promise{margin:2rem 0;padding:1.5rem;border-left:2px solid var(--teal);background:#090f23d9}
@media(max-width:780px){.notify-panel{padding:1.4rem}.notify-panel .button{width:100%}}

/* Sarah’s support note lives under the portrait on desktop and follows the biography on mobile. */
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/* Reader rights notice: clear protection without interrupting the reading rhythm. */
.reader-rights{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem!important;line-height:1.55!important;color:#557078!important;margin:0 0 2rem!important;padding:.9rem 1rem;border-left:2px solid #6f93a0;background:#edf3f0}
.reader-rights:last-child{margin:2.5rem 0 0!important;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid #b8c9c5;background:transparent;padding:1rem 0 0}
.reader-light .reader-rights{color:#365961!important;background:#e6f0ed;border-color:#70989a}
.reader-light .reader-rights:last-child{background:transparent;border-color:#b8c9c5}

/* Element epigraphs remain monochrome in both reader themes. */
.reader-shell article p.chapter-epigraph{font-weight:700;font-style:italic;color:#fff;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 2.5rem;padding:0 0 1.25rem;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;}
.reader-light .reader-shell article p.chapter-epigraph{color:#000;}

/* Keep character captions and their bottom rules aligned within each grid row. */
.cast-grid > .person-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.cast-grid > .person-card > .portrait{flex:none;width:100%}
.cast-grid > .person-card > .person-label{flex:1}
.mystery-card .portrait > svg{position:absolute;inset:0;display:block;width:100%;height:100%}
.mystery-card .person-label > p{margin-bottom:0}


/* Compact shared navigation and accessible Explore menu. */
.nav-explore{position:relative}
.nav-explore>summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:.875rem;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65}
.nav-explore>summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.nav-explore>summary::after{content:" ▾";color:var(--teal);font-size:.72em}
.nav-explore[open]>summary::after{content:" ▴"}
.nav-explore-menu{position:absolute;z-index:40;top:calc(100% + .75rem);right:0;display:grid;min-width:220px;padding:.55rem;background:#090f23;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 18px 45px #0009}
.header nav .nav-explore-menu a{display:block;padding:.55rem .7rem}
@media(max-width:1100px){.nav-explore>summary{font-size:.8rem}}
@media(max-width:780px){
 .nav-explore{width:100%}
 .nav-explore>summary{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:.85rem 0;font-size:1rem}
 .nav-explore-menu{position:static;min-width:0;padding:0 0 .45rem 1rem;border:0;border-left:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:none;background:transparent}
 .header nav .nav-explore-menu a{padding:.7rem .8rem}
}