:root {
  --bg:           #090604;
  --surface:      #161008;
  --surface-2:    #1f1610;
  --border:       #3a2a12;
  --border-gold:  #6b4f1a;
  --teal:         #14b8c8;
  --teal-dark:    #0d8a97;
  --gold:         #d4941a;
  --gold-bright:  #e8c050;
  --gold-dim:     #8a6010;
  --text:         #ede0c8;
  --text-muted:   #7a6a50;
  --discord:      #5865F2;
  --font-heading: 'Cinzel', serif;
  --font-body:    'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

@keyframes goldGlow {
  0%, 100% {
    text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(232,192,80,0.35), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
  }
  50% {
    text-shadow: 0 0 70px rgba(232,192,80,0.65), 0 0 120px rgba(212,148,26,0.2), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
  }
}

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

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.container {
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

/* ── Header ── */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9,6,4,0.97) 0%, rgba(9,6,4,0) 100%);
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.site-header::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, rgba(106,79,26,0.5) 30%, rgba(232,192,80,0.3) 50%, rgba(106,79,26,0.5) 70%, transparent 100%);
}
.site-header .container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.site-logo {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(232,192,80,0.4);
  transition: text-shadow 0.2s;
}
.site-logo:hover {
  text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(232,192,80,0.7);
}
nav { display: flex; }
nav a {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 0.2s;
  position: relative;
}
nav a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -2px; left: 0.9rem; right: 0.9rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}
nav a:hover { color: var(--text); }
nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
nav a.active { color: var(--gold-bright); }
nav a.active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

/* ── Hero ── */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 20%, rgba(212,148,26,0.07) 0%, transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 80%, rgba(20,184,200,0.05) 0%, transparent 40%),
    linear-gradient(170deg,
      rgba(8,20,40,0.88) 0%,
      rgba(20,12,4,0.92) 55%,
      rgba(4,4,4,0.98) 100%
    ),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 40%, #0d2240 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 60%, #1a0e04 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #070e1a 0%, #12080a 50%, #0a0604 100%);
  padding: 8rem 1.5rem 2rem;
}

/* atmospheric stars */
.hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 15% 25%, rgba(255,255,255,0.7) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 40% 15%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 65% 35%, rgba(255,255,255,0.6) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 80% 20%, rgba(255,255,255,0.4) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 25% 60%, rgba(255,255,255,0.4) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 55% 70%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 88% 55%, rgba(255,255,255,0.6) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 10% 80%, rgba(255,255,255,0.4) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 93% 10%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1px 1px at 33% 88%, rgba(255,255,255,0.3) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 50% 45%, rgba(20,184,200,0.35) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 75% 75%, rgba(212,148,26,0.25) 0%, transparent 100%),
    radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 8% 45%, rgba(232,192,80,0.2) 0%, transparent 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* gold glow behind heading */
.hero::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 38%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 700px; height: 350px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(212,148,26,0.1) 0%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
}

/* ── Hero ornament ── */
.hero-ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 420px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.75rem;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-ornament::before,
.hero-ornament::after {
  content: '';
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-dim), var(--gold), var(--gold-dim), transparent);
}
.hero-ornament-diamond {
  width: 10px; height: 10px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(212,148,26,0.8), 0 0 24px rgba(212,148,26,0.3);
}

.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  animation: goldGlow 5s ease-in-out infinite;
  position: relative;
}

.hero-tagline {
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  opacity: 0.8;
  position: relative;
}

/* ── Countdown ── */
.countdown-wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,12,20,0.6) 0%, var(--bg) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.countdown-bar {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 580px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(22,16,8,0.92) 0%, rgba(10,8,4,0.96) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-gold);
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), inset 0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.countdown-bar::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
}
.countdown-bar::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-dim), transparent);
}

.countdown-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.countdown-label {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.countdown-units {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.countdown-unit {
  text-align: center;
  min-width: 72px;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.5rem 0.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,8,4,0.9) 0%, rgba(5,4,2,0.97) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-gold);
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(232,192,80,0.1), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.countdown-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(232,192,80,0.6), 0 0 40px rgba(232,192,80,0.2);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.countdown-unit-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
}

.countdown-sep {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--gold-dim);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

/* ── Section divider ── */
.divider {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
}
.divider::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--border-gold), var(--gold-dim), var(--border-gold), transparent);
}
.divider-icon {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(212,148,26,0.5);
}

/* ── Discord button ── */
.discord-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.8rem 2.2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(20,184,200,0.4);
  border-radius: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all 0.2s;
  box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(20,184,200,0.3), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  position: relative;
}
.discord-btn:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1ac8d9 0%, var(--teal) 100%);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(20,184,200,0.5), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.discord-btn:active { transform: translateY(0); }

/* ── Section heading ── */
.section-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  position: relative;
}
.section-heading::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px; left: 0;
  width: 60px; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
}

/* ── News cards ── */
.news-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 4rem; }
.news-card {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--surface) 0%, var(--surface-2) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--teal);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.2s;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.news-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), transparent);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.25s;
}
.news-card:hover {
  border-left-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(106,79,26,0.3);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.news-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }
.news-card h2, .news-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.news-card h2 a, .news-card h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.news-card h2 a:hover, .news-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--text); }
.post-date {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.news-card p { color: var(--text); font-size: 0.95rem; opacity: 0.8; }

/* ── Page content ── */
.page-content { padding: 7rem 0 4rem; }
.page-content h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(232,192,80,0.2);
  position: relative;
}
.page-content h1::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px; left: 0;
  width: 80px; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
}
.page-content h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0.75rem;
}
.page-content p { margin-bottom: 1rem; opacity: 0.9; }
.page-content ul { margin: 0.5rem 0 1.5rem 1.5rem; }
.page-content li { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; opacity: 0.9; }
.page-content a { color: var(--teal); }
.page-content em { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; }

/* ── Apply CTA ── */
.apply-cta {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 2.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--surface) 0%, var(--surface-2) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-gold);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 2px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 0 50px rgba(212,148,26,0.06);
  position: relative;
}
.apply-cta::before,
.apply-cta::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 16px; height: 16px;
  border-color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-style: solid;
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.apply-cta::before {
  top: 6px; left: 6px;
  border-width: 2px 0 0 2px;
}
.apply-cta::after {
  bottom: 6px; right: 6px;
  border-width: 0 2px 2px 0;
}
.apply-cta p {
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* ── Footer ── */
.site-footer {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg) 0%, #060402 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-gold);
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  position: relative;
}
.site-footer::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-dim), transparent);
}
.site-footer p {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

/* ── Single post ── */
.post-full h1 { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.post-full .post-date { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.post-full p { margin-bottom: 1rem; }

/* ── Language switcher ── */
.lang-switch {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
.lang-btn {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.lang-btn:hover {
  color: var(--text);
  border-color: var(--border-gold);
}
.lang-btn.lang-active {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--border-gold);
  background: rgba(106,79,26,0.15);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .site-header .container { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem; }
  nav { order: 2; }
  .lang-switch { margin-left: auto; }
  nav a { padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem; font-size: 0.72rem; }
  .hero { padding: 7rem 1.25rem 2.5rem; }
  .countdown-num { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .countdown-unit { min-width: 56px; padding: 0.5rem 0.35rem 0.4rem; }
  .countdown-bar { padding: 1.25rem 1rem 1rem; }
  .countdown-label { letter-spacing: 0.15em; }
  .hero-ornament { max-width: 280px; }
}