/* Chronicle Clash — matches Hova Matrix hub structure (dark panel, condensed caps, gold accent) with its own fantasy branding. No external fonts or requests. */
:root{--bg:#0e1015;--panel:#171a21;--panel2:#1d2029;--ink:#f4f1e9;--muted:#b1b4b9;--accent:#dcb56e;--accent2:#6f9bf0;--line:#ffffff24;--display:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;--cond:'Barlow Condensed','Arial Narrow','Roboto Condensed','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;color-scheme:dark;font-family:'DM Sans',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:90px}body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}button{font:inherit;color:inherit;cursor:pointer}img{max-width:100%;display:block}p{color:var(--muted)}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:4px}
h1,h2,h3{line-height:1.08;margin:0;font-weight:600}
h1,h2{font-family:var(--display);letter-spacing:-.02em}
h1{font-size:clamp(40px,6vw,76px)}h2{font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,48px)}h3{font-family:var(--cond);font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.01em}
.wrap{max-width:1440px;margin:auto;padding:0 5vw}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent)}
.skip{position:absolute;top:-90px;left:10px}.skip:focus{top:10px;z-index:100;background:#000;padding:12px}
.sronly{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap}
[hidden]{display:none!important}

/* Header / nav */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:30;background:#0e1015ee;backdrop-filter:blur(16px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{height:74px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;position:relative}
.brand{font-family:var(--cond);font-size:25px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;white-space:nowrap}.brand span{color:var(--accent)}
.navlinks{margin-left:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;font-size:14px}
.navlinks a{white-space:nowrap;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.navlinks a:hover{color:var(--accent)}.navlinks a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--accent);border-bottom-color:var(--accent)}
.backlink{border:1px solid #ffffff40!important;padding:7px 14px!important;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap}
.backlink:hover{border-color:var(--accent)!important;color:var(--accent)}
.menu{display:none;margin-left:auto;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 12px;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:14px}
.menu-bars,.menu-bars:before,.menu-bars:after{display:block;width:18px;height:2px;background:currentColor;position:relative}
.menu-bars:before,.menu-bars:after{content:'';position:absolute;left:0}.menu-bars:before{top:-6px}.menu-bars:after{top:6px}
.menu[aria-expanded=true] .menu-bars{background:transparent}.menu[aria-expanded=true] .menu-bars:before{top:0;transform:rotate(45deg)}.menu[aria-expanded=true] .menu-bars:after{top:0;transform:rotate(-45deg)}

/* Homepage banner: full battle-lineup header, never overlaid with text */
.banner{background:#07080b;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.banner picture,.banner img{display:block;width:100%;max-width:2172px;margin:0 auto}
.banner img{aspect-ratio:3/1;height:auto;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 55%}

/* Home intro */
.intro{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:40px;align-items:center;padding:48px 5vw 40px}
.intro h2{margin:8px 0 12px}.intro .lead{font-size:18px;max-width:680px;margin:0}
.explore-panel{border:1px solid #6f9bf055;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#6f9bf014,transparent 70%);padding:24px}
.explore-panel h3{margin:6px 0 8px}.explore-panel p{font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px}

.button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px;background:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--accent);padding:11px 20px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#111;min-height:44px}
.button:hover{filter:brightness(1.1)}
.button.explore{background:transparent;color:#dfe8ff;border-color:var(--accent2)}.button.explore:hover{background:#6f9bf01f;filter:none}
.fine{font-size:13px!important}

/* Beta strip — structurally separate from exploration */
.beta-strip{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(180deg,#1a1812,#12130f);padding:34px 0 40px}
.beta-strip .sectionhead{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:20px;margin-bottom:20px}
.beta-strip h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,38px)}.sectionhead p{margin:0;font-size:14px}
.beta-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.beta{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--accent);padding:22px 24px}
.beta h3{margin:10px 0 6px;font-size:30px}.beta p{font-size:14px;margin:6px 0 14px}.beta .fine{margin:12px 0 0;color:#8f9398}

.status{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;border:1px solid;padding:3px 9px}
.status.ready{color:#b9d9a9;border-color:#94bb8666;background:#748d6014}
.status.soon{color:#d8c7a4;border-color:#d0c0a155;background:#d0c0a10d}
.status.dev{color:#b9cdf5;border-color:#6f9bf066;background:#6f9bf010}
.status.mapping{color:#a8dcd6;border-color:#7cc4bb66;background:#7cc4bb10}

/* Section cards */
.sections{padding:48px 5vw 64px}
.sections>h2{margin-bottom:22px}
.section-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:16px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sectioncard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100%;min-height:200px;padding:24px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(140deg,#ffffff08,transparent)}
.sectioncard .card-index{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--accent)}
.sectioncard h3{margin:14px 0 6px}.sectioncard p{flex:1;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px}
.card-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:14px}
a.sectioncard:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}a.sectioncard .cta{color:var(--accent)}
.sectioncard.pending{opacity:.78;border-style:dashed}

/* Sub pages */
.subhero{padding:48px 0 38px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 0%,#6f9bf01f,transparent 55%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 100%,#dcb56e1a,transparent 50%),#101219}
.subhero h1{margin:8px 0 10px}.subhero .lead{max-width:720px;font-size:18px;color:#d9d9d4;margin:0}
.crumbs ol{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 8px;margin:0 0 18px;padding:0;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs li+li:before{content:'›';margin-right:8px;color:#777}
.crumbs a{color:#d9d6cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#ffffff40;text-underline-offset:3px}.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.crumbs [aria-current]{color:var(--accent)}
.pagebody{padding:40px 5vw 64px;min-height:40vh}
.pagebody>h2{margin:34px 0 16px}.pagebody>h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.prose{max-width:760px}.prose p,.prose li{color:#cfd0cf}.prose h2,.prose h3,.prose h4{margin:28px 0 10px}.prose a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline}
.prose blockquote{margin:16px 0;padding:4px 18px;border-left:3px solid var(--accent)}
.placeholder{border:1px dashed #ffffff3a;padding:26px;margin:0 0 28px;max-width:760px}.placeholder p{margin:12px 0 0}

/* Explorer */
.ladder{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px}
.ladder li{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted)}
.ladder li.here{border-color:var(--accent2);color:#dfe8ff}
.ladder li+li:before{content:'→';margin-right:8px;color:#666}
.node-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:14px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 30px;padding:0}
.nodecard{display:block;height:100%;padding:20px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel)}
.nodecard:hover{border-color:var(--accent2)}.nodecard h3{margin:6px 0}.node-meta{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.uplink{display:inline-block;margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:var(--accent2)}

/* Gallery / characters */
.album-grid,.gallery-grid,.char-grid{display:grid;gap:14px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 26px;padding:0}
.album-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))}
.gallery-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr))}
.char-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(200px,1fr))}
.albumcard,.charcard{display:block;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);height:100%}
.albumcard:hover,.charcard:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.albumcard img,.gitem img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;background:#1c1f26}
.charcard img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 20%;background:#1c1f26}
.albumcard .cap,.charcard .cap{padding:12px 16px}.albumcard h3,.charcard h3{font-size:22px}
.cap span{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.gitem{margin:0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel)}.gitem a{display:block}.gitem a:hover img{filter:brightness(1.08)}
.gitem figcaption{padding:10px 12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.pager{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin:10px 0 0}
.pager a,.pager span{min-width:42px;min-height:42px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);font-size:14px}
.pager a:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.pager [aria-current]{background:var(--accent);color:#111;border-color:var(--accent)}
.char-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,420px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px;align-items:start}
.char-hero img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line)}

dialog{background:#14171c;color:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px;width:min(1200px,95vw);max-height:94vh}
dialog::backdrop{background:#000d}dialog img{max-height:80vh;width:100%;object-fit:contain}
.dialogbar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-bottom:12px;font-size:14px}
.dialog-actions{display:flex;gap:6px}.dialog-actions button{width:40px;height:40px;background:#101216;border:1px solid #ffffff40;font-size:20px}

/* Footer */
.footer{padding:42px 0 24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#0a0b0f}
.footer-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px}.footer p{font-size:14px;margin:8px 0 16px}
.footer-back{display:inline-block}
.footer-links{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,auto);gap:8px 28px;font-size:14px;align-content:start}.footer-links a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.footer-bottom{margin-top:34px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;font-size:12px;color:#8a8f93}

@media(max-width:1320px){
  .menu{display:inline-flex}
  .navlinks{display:none;position:absolute;top:74px;left:0;right:0;background:#0e1015;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px 5vw 22px;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;box-shadow:0 20px 40px #0008}
  .navlinks.open{display:flex}
  .navlinks a{padding:13px 2px;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff14;font-size:16px}
  .navlinks a[aria-current=page]{border-bottom-color:#ffffff14;border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding-left:10px}
  .navlinks .backlink{margin-top:14px;text-align:center}
}
@media(max-width:900px){.intro{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.char-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .wrap{padding:0 20px}.nav{height:64px}.navlinks{top:64px;padding:10px 20px 20px}.brand{font-size:21px}
  .banner img{aspect-ratio:4/3;object-position:50% 50%}
  .intro{padding:30px 20px}.intro .lead{font-size:16px}
  .beta-strip{padding:28px 0}.beta-strip .sectionhead{flex-direction:column;align-items:start}
  .beta-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sections,.pagebody{padding:30px 20px 44px}
  .subhero{padding:30px 0 26px}.subhero .lead{font-size:16px}
  .gallery-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}.gitem figcaption{font-size:12px;padding:8px}
  .char-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}
  .footer-top,.footer-bottom{flex-direction:column}.footer-links{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}
/* content-driven additions */
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 28px;padding:0}.chips li{border:1px solid #dcb56e55;padding:6px 14px;font-size:14px;color:#eadcbc;background:#dcb56e0d}
.noimg{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;aspect-ratio:3/4;background:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1d24 0 12px,#171a20 12px 24px);color:#8d9197;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding:12px}
.noimg.tall{border:1px dashed #ffffff30;max-width:420px}
.dev-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:14px;margin-bottom:26px}
.devcard{border:1px dashed #ffffff3a;padding:20px 22px}.devcard h3{margin-top:10px}
.soonline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:center}.soonline strong{color:var(--ink)}
.prose h3{font-size:28px;color:var(--ink)}.after-cards{margin-top:26px}
.char-line{font-size:19px;color:#e2e0d8;max-width:640px}
.pagebody .beta-grid{margin-bottom:26px}
.sectionhead p a{color:var(--accent)}
.chips.links a{display:block}.chips.links li{padding:0}.chips.links a{padding:6px 14px}.chips.links a:hover{background:#dcb56e22}
.pagebody h2.sib-head{font-size:24px;font-family:var(--cond);margin:8px 0 12px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.pagebody>h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,40px)}
.albumcard img,.gitem img,.charcard img{height:auto}
/* card grid */
.card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:16px;list-style:none;margin:0 0 34px;padding:0}
.cardfig{margin:0;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line)}.cardfig a{display:block;background:#0b0c10}
.cardfig img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:2/3;object-fit:cover}.cardfig a:hover img{filter:brightness(1.08)}
.cardfig figcaption{padding:10px 12px}.cardfig strong{display:block;font-family:var(--cond);font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}.cardfig span{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:640px){.card-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}.cardfig strong{font-size:17px}.cardfig figcaption{padding:8px 10px}}