/* 9nth Dimension — "Illuminated Manuscript", matched to the @9nthdimension carousel engine:
   oxblood + aged parchment + antique gold leaf, Anton headlines, wax-seal mark, candlelit vignette. */
:root {
  --base: #140b0a;        /* BASE (20,11,10) */
  --vignette: #0a0404;    /* VIGNETTE */
  --panel: #1e1210;
  --panel-2: #26170f;
  --gold: #b5925b;        /* GOLD (181,146,91) */
  --gold-hi: #d9b77a;
  --cream: #e6d6b2;       /* CREAM: headlines */
  --body: #d6c6a8;        /* BODY: reading text */
  --rose: #a37662;        /* SAGE in the engine: tagline / secondary */
  --seal: #6e1214;        /* SEAL_RED */
  --line: #3a261d;
  --display: "Anton", "Oswald", Impact, sans-serif;
  --label: "Oswald", "Jost", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --read: "Spectral", Georgia, serif;
  color-scheme: dark;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { background: var(--vignette); }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--body);
  font: 400 19px/1.75 var(--read);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 45% at 50% -8%, rgba(181,146,91,.16), transparent 70%),
    repeating-conic-gradient(from 0deg at 50% -20%, rgba(181,146,91,.025) 0deg 3deg, transparent 3deg 14deg),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 90% at 50% 35%, var(--base) 55%, var(--vignette) 100%);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.wrap { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 16px; }
a { color: var(--gold-hi); text-decoration-color: rgba(181,146,91,.45); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--cream); }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; color: var(--cream); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1.08; }
h1 { font-size: 3rem; margin: .25em 0 .3em; text-shadow: 0 3px 0 #000; }
h2 { font-size: 1.85rem; margin: 2em 0 .5em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 1.6em 0 .4em; }
.prose h2::before { content: ""; display: block; width: 44px; height: 2px; background: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 14px; }
strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 600; }

/* Masthead: the carousel watermark + tagline + wax seal */
.site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: linear-gradient(rgba(10,4,4,.6), rgba(10,4,4,0)); }
.header-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 16px; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; }
.brand-words { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.1; }
.wordmark { font: 500 1.15rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .32em; color: var(--gold); }
.tagline { font: 400 .62rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .42em; color: var(--rose); margin-top: 4px; }
.seal { width: 38px; height: 38px; flex: none; }
.top-nav { display: flex; gap: 20px; }
.top-nav a { font: 500 .8rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--body); }
.top-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }

.eyebrow { font: 500 .78rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 2.2em 0 0; }
.lede { font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--body); }
.muted, .updated, .small { color: var(--rose); }
.updated { font: 400 .82rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .06em; }
.hero { padding: 64px 0 24px; text-align: center; }
.hero h1 { font-size: 3.6rem; }
.hero h1 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); }
.hero .lede { max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto 28px; }
.button { display: inline-block; background: var(--seal); color: var(--cream); border: 1px solid var(--gold); padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none; font: 500 .85rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(110,18,20,.25); }
.button:hover { background: #82171a; color: #fff; }
.crumbs { font: 400 .78rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--rose); margin-top: 26px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--rose); text-decoration: none; }
.crumbs a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }
.prose blockquote { border-left: 2px solid var(--gold); margin: 1.5em 0; padding: .2em 1.1em; color: var(--cream); font-style: italic; }
.prose ul li::marker, .prose ol li::marker { color: var(--gold); }
.prose > p:first-of-type { font-size: 1.12rem; }
.prose .practice, .next-step {
  position: relative; background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--panel-2), var(--panel)); border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 2px; padding: 22px 24px; margin: 2.4em 0; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px var(--panel), inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(181,146,91,.35);
}
.prose .practice p { margin: 0; }
.next-step .eyebrow { margin: 0 0 6px; }
.next-step a { font: 400 1.5rem/1.15 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--cream); }
.next-step a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }

.ladder { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.rung-row a { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: center; padding: 14px 18px; margin-bottom: 8px; background: rgba(30,18,16,.75); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--body); transition: border-color .15s; }
.rung-row a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.rung-row strong { font: 400 1.25rem var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--cream); }
.rung-num { font: 400 2.2rem var(--display); color: var(--gold); min-width: 34px; text-align: center; }
.cards { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.card a { display: block; padding: 18px 20px; background: rgba(30,18,16,.75); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--body); transition: border-color .15s; }
.card a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.card-rung { display: block; font: 500 .72rem var(--label); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .22em; color: var(--gold); }
.card-title { display: block; font: 400 1.4rem/1.15 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--cream); margin: 6px 0; }
.card-desc { display: block; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--body); opacity: .85; }
.faq h3 { font: 600 1.05rem var(--read); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--cream); }
.steps { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin: 36px 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.step { font: 500 .8rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; }
.step.next { margin-left: auto; }
.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 72px; padding: 30px 0 44px; background: rgba(10,4,4,.6); }
.footer-title { font: 500 .8rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 12px; }
.rung-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 20px; font: 400 .85rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .06em; }
.rung-nav a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--body); }
.small { font: 400 .78rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .06em; margin-top: 20px; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  h1, .hero h1 { font-size: 2.35rem; }
  h2 { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  .wordmark { font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .26em; }
  .tagline { font-size: .52rem; letter-spacing: .32em; }
  .top-nav { gap: 14px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 40px; }
  .eyebrow { letter-spacing: .2em; font-size: .72rem; }
}
.hero-sub { margin-top: 18px; font: 400 .85rem var(--label); letter-spacing: .08em; }
.hero-sub a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--rose); }
.hero-sub a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }