:root {
  --ink: #0a0a0d;
  --ink-2: #131319;
  --ink-3: #1c1c25;
  --parchment: #e9dcc0;
  --parchment-dim: #c9b890;
  --gold: #c9a961;
  --gold-bright: #e6c878;
  --gold-deep: #8a6f3a;
  --blood: #6b1f1f;
  --silver: #d4d4dc;
  --border: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.25);
  --border-strong: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.55);
}

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

html, body {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--parchment);
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at top, rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.06) 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at bottom, rgba(107, 31, 31, 0.04) 0%, transparent 50%),
    var(--ink);
  min-height: 100vh;
}

body::before {
  content: '';
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' /%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='200' height='200' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.06;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

.container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.loading {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 24px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
}

/* HEADER */
header.hero {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 24px 50px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  position: relative;
}

.hero-ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.hero-ornament .line {
  height: 1px;
  width: 60px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold));
}

.hero-ornament .line.right {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
}

.hero-ornament .diamond {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.45em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

h1.hero-title {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--parchment);
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.15);
}

.hero-subtitle {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.hero-meta {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* TOP-LEVEL CODEX NAV */
nav.codex-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
}

nav.codex-nav button {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  padding: 20px 28px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
}

nav.codex-nav button:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.04);
}

nav.codex-nav button.active {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.06);
}

/* SECONDARY HOUSE NAV */
nav.house-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.6);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

nav.house-nav button {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 10px 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

nav.house-nav button:hover {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--border-strong);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.05);
}

nav.house-nav button.active {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

/* SECTIONS */
section.house {
  padding: 80px 0 40px;
  display: none;
}

section.house.active { display: block; }

.house-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.house-numeral {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5em;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.house-title {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--parchment);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.house-description {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* CARDS */
.character-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.character-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2) 0%, var(--ink-3) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  animation: fadeUp 0.6s ease backwards;
}

.character-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s;
}

.character-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--border-strong);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0 0 30px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
}

.character-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.card-sigil {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.card-sigil::before { content: '⬥ '; }
.card-sigil::after { content: ' ⬥'; }

.card-name {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--parchment);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.card-role {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.card-trait {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.card-stats {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.stat-tag {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 5px 10px;
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.03);
}

.card-reveal {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: right;
  opacity: 0.7;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
}

.character-card:hover .card-reveal { opacity: 1; }
.card-reveal::after { content: ' →'; margin-left: 4px; }

/* CHAPTER-SPECIFIC: status badge and meta row */
.status-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.7);
  z-index: 2;
}

.status-badge.status-public {
  color: #8db58d;
  border-color: rgba(141, 181, 141, 0.4);
  background: rgba(141, 181, 141, 0.08);
}

.status-badge.status-patron {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--border-strong);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
}

.status-badge.status-drafting {
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  border-color: var(--border);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.03);
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.meta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border);
}

.meta-item {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
}

/* MODAL */
.modal-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(5, 5, 8, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 24px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
}

.modal-overlay.show { display: flex; opacity: 1; }

.modal {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  max-width: 760px;
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 88vh;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: 50px 50px 40px;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 0 0 60px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
}

.modal::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 6px; }
.modal::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--ink); }
.modal::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--gold-deep); }

.modal-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 24px;
  z-index: 3;
  background: rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.6);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  color: var(--gold);
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s;
}

.modal-close:hover {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.modal-sigil {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.modal-sigil::before { content: '⬥ '; }
.modal-sigil::after { content: ' ⬥'; }

.modal-name {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--parchment);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.modal-role {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.modal-section {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.modal-section-title {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.modal-section p {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--parchment);
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.modal-section em {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.modal-section strong {
  color: var(--parchment);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.modal-section blockquote {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 24px;
  margin: 20px 0;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.modal-section ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 12px 0;
}

.modal-section ul li {
  padding: 6px 0 6px 18px;
  position: relative;
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--parchment);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.modal-section ul li::before {
  content: '⬥';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.7em;
  top: 11px;
}

.relationship-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.relationship-list li {
  padding: 8px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.relationship-list li::before { display: none; }
.relationship-list li { padding-left: 0; }
.relationship-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

.relationship-list strong {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-right: 8px;
}

/* FOOTER */
footer {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 60px 24px 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.footer-ornament {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5em;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.footer-text {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.footer-meta {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .modal { padding: 40px 24px 30px; }
  .modal-name { font-size: 2.2rem; }
  nav.codex-nav button { padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
  nav.house-nav { padding: 16px; gap: 6px; }
  nav.house-nav button { padding: 8px 12px; font-size: 9px; }
  header.hero { padding: 60px 20px 40px; }
  .character-grid { gap: 16px; }
  .card-body { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .character-card.has-portrait .card-body { padding: 18px 20px 22px; }
  .modal-portrait { margin: -40px -24px 22px -24px; width: calc(100% + 48px); }
}

/* ANIMATIONS */
@keyframes fadeUp {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

.character-card:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.character-card:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.10s; }
.character-card:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
.character-card:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.20s; }
.character-card:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
.character-card:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.30s; }
.character-card:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.35s; }
.character-card:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.40s; }
.character-card:nth-child(9) { animation-delay: 0.45s; }

/* === Image-led poster cards (portraits added 2026-05-16, made the focus 2026-05-20) === */
/* Card padding lives on .card-body so portraits can bleed to the card edges. */
.card-body { padding: 32px 28px; }

/* The portrait carries the card; the caption sits tight beneath it. */
.card-portrait {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, var(--ink-3) 0%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.card-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 18%;
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.05);
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), filter 0.5s ease;
}
.character-card.has-portrait:hover .card-portrait img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
  filter: saturate(1) contrast(1.05);
}
/* Off-ratio art (e.g. a landscape weapon plate) is framed whole, never cropped. */
.card-portrait.fit-contain img { object-fit: contain; padding: 18px; }

/* Scrim so the foot of the image melts into the caption. */
.card-portrait::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 42%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.72) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.character-card.has-portrait .card-body { padding: 20px 26px 26px; }
.character-card.has-portrait .card-sigil { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.character-card.has-portrait .card-name { font-size: 2.1rem; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.character-card.has-portrait .card-role { margin-bottom: 16px; padding-bottom: 14px; }
/* The picture is the hook now — the trait prose lives in the modal. */
.character-card.has-portrait .card-trait { display: none; }
.character-card.has-portrait .card-stats { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.character-card.has-portrait .status-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px; right: 14px;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* === Modal: a larger, face-forward plate === */
.modal-portrait {
  position: relative;
  margin: -50px -50px 28px -50px;
  width: calc(100% + 100px);
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  max-height: 520px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, var(--ink-3) 0%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.modal-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 22%;
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(0.95) contrast(1.03);
}
.modal-portrait.fit-contain img { object-fit: contain; padding: 20px; }
.modal-portrait::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 90px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, var(--ink-2) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* === Tier-gated / locked entries (soft gate, added 2026-05-20) === */
.character-card.is-locked {
  border-color: var(--border);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2) 0%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.character-card.is-locked:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); }

/* The lock placeholder art sits quietly behind the gold lock glyph. */
.card-portrait.locked-art {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, var(--ink-3) 0%, var(--ink) 100%);
}
.card-portrait.locked-art img { filter: none; }
.card-portrait.locked-art::after { display: none; }

/* Lock badge — a gold pill stating the tier needed. */
.lock-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
  padding: 6px 12px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.lock-badge-lg {
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

/* "Unlock on Patreon" call-to-action. */
.unlock-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 11px 18px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.unlock-cta:hover {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--gold-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.25);
}
.unlock-cta-lg { font-size: 12px; padding: 14px 26px; margin-top: 4px; }

.lock-release {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* Locked modal: a centered subscribe panel in place of the entry body. */
.lock-panel {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 8px 0 4px;
}
.lock-teaser {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
}
.lock-foot {
  font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-top: 18px;
}

/* Art-as-perk: text is open, but the portrait is a patron reward. */
.card-portrait.art-locked .art-cta {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 16px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  background: rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  padding: 7px 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.card-portrait.art-locked .art-cta:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--gold); }
.lock-art-note { text-align: center; margin: -8px 0 24px; }

/* Header Patreon control (Phase-2 login mounts here). */
.hero-patron { margin-top: 22px; }
.patron-link {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  padding: 10px 20px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.patron-link:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.2);
}

/* === Archive art (added 2026-05-20): tier reward art, region maps, cover === */
/* Tier reward art used as the poster on locked cards / subscribe modal. */
.card-portrait.tier-art img,
.modal-portrait.tier-art img { object-position: center center; }
.card-portrait.tier-art::after {
  height: 30%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.6) 100%);
}

/* Region map banner shown under a group header. */
.house-banner {
  margin: 0 auto 44px;
  max-width: 980px;
  max-height: 380px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  position: relative;
}
.house-banner img {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 380px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(0.95) contrast(1.03);
}
.house-banner::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px rgba(10, 10, 13, 0.5);
  pointer-events: none;
}
/* Portrait / off-ratio banners (e.g. a book cover): show the WHOLE image as a
   centered poster instead of cropping it into a wide strip. */
.house-banner.fit-contain {
  max-height: none;
  border: none;
  overflow: visible;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  background: transparent;
}
.house-banner.fit-contain img {
  width: auto;
  max-width: min(440px, 86%);
  max-height: 78vh;
  object-fit: contain;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 0 44px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
  filter: none;
}
.house-banner.fit-contain::after { display: none; }

/* Cover plate in the hero. */
.hero-cover { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.hero-cover img {
  width: auto;
  max-height: 320px;
  max-width: 72%;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 0 44px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.1);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .hero-cover img { max-height: 230px; max-width: 80%; }
  .house-banner { margin-bottom: 28px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Character page — full-screen lead/side-character view (#/c/<id>)
   ============================================================ */
.character-page {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  overflow-y: auto;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at top, rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.07) 0%, transparent 55%),
    var(--ink);
  display: none;
}
.character-page.show { display: block; }

.cp-inner {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 24px 100px;
  position: relative;
}

.cp-back {
  background: var(--ink-3);
  color: var(--parchment);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: 0.2s;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.cp-back:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-bright); }

/* Hero: portrait + headline */
.cp-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 380px) 1fr;
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: start;
}
.cp-portrait {
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 0 44px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cp-portrait img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.cp-portrait.fit-contain { background: var(--ink); }
.cp-portrait.fit-contain img { object-fit: contain; max-height: 78vh; }

.cp-lead {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.cp-sigil {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.cp-name {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--parchment);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.cp-role {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.cp-trait { color: var(--parchment-dim); margin-bottom: 18px; }

/* Connection block (side characters) */
.cp-connection {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.05);
  padding: 12px 16px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
}
.cp-conn-label {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
}
.cp-conn-rel { display: block; margin-top: 4px; color: var(--parchment-dim); font-style: italic; }
.cp-link { color: var(--gold-bright); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--border-strong); }
.cp-link:hover { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

/* Timeline strip */
.cp-timeline-wrap { margin: 46px 0 8px; }
.cp-section-label {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.cp-section-hint { color: var(--parchment-dim); font-style: italic; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 18px; }

.timeline-strip {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding: 4px 2px 16px;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}
.tl-node {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 132px;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  transition: 0.2s;
}
.tl-node:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.tl-node.active { border-color: var(--gold-bright); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--gold-bright), 0 0 22px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.18); }
.tl-thumb {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 96px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 3px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.tl-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 18%; }
.tl-lock { font-size: 22px; color: var(--gold); opacity: 0.8; }
.tl-label {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.tl-era { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 12px; color: var(--parchment-dim); }
.tl-locked { opacity: 0.92; }
.tl-locked .tl-thumb { border: 1px dashed var(--border-strong); background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.04); }
.tl-locked .tl-era { color: var(--gold-bright); }

.tl-caption { color: var(--parchment-dim); min-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 4px; }
.tl-caption strong { color: var(--parchment); font-family: 'Cinzel', serif; font-size: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

/* Bio blocks */
.cp-block { margin-top: 34px; max-width: 760px; }
.cp-block-title {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.cp-block p { margin-bottom: 12px; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .cp-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .cp-portrait { max-width: 420px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .cp-portrait.fit-contain img { max-height: 60vh; }
}

/* Locked sections + relationships — title stays visible (signals there's more) but
   the body is withheld; an unlock CTA in the gold-on-ink register. */
.modal-section.locked-section,
.cp-block.locked-block {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 14px;
  background: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.04);
  opacity: 0.92;
}
.locked-section .modal-section-title,
.locked-block .cp-block-title {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.lock-section-note {
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.lock-section-note .unlock-cta {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--border-strong);
}
.lock-section-note .unlock-cta:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}
.relationship-list .locked-relation { color: var(--parchment-dim); }
.relationship-list .locked-relation .unlock-cta {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--border-strong);
}