@font-face {
  font-family: VelesDisplay;
  src: url("/fonts/cinzel-decorative.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: VelesTitle;
  src: url("/fonts/cinzel.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: VelesText;
  src: url("/fonts/manrope.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
:root {
  --night: #080f0e;
  --green: #112823;
  --ivory: #eee7d5;
  --gold: #d7ad69;
  --amber: #bd713d;
  --muted: #b0bcb3;
  --line: #c9ac752f;
}
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 35px;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--night);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: VelesText, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}
button {
  font: inherit;
}
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 7px;
}
::selection {
  background: #986135;
  color: #fff;
}
.skip {
  position: fixed;
  top: -100px;
  left: 20px;
  z-index: 20;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--night);
  padding: 10px;
}
.skip:focus {
  top: 12px;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}
h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-weight: 500;
}
h2,
h3 {
  font-family: VelesTitle, Georgia, serif;
}
h2 {
  font-size: clamp(35px, 3.55vw, 57px);
  line-height: 1.26;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.header {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  min-height: 104px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 25px;
  padding: 24px 5%;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d0ba842d;
}
.wordmark {
  font-family: VelesDisplay, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #ecd4a5;
}
.brand-dot {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-left: 20px;
}
.header nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 36px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #e1e4d6;
}
.header nav a {
  position: relative;
}
.header nav a::after {
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -7px;
  left: 0;
  right: 100%;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: right 0.3s;
}
.header nav a:hover::after {
  right: 0;
}
.coming {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  color: #e0c495;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}
.coming::before {
  content: "";
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 930px;
  height: 100svh;
  max-height: 1250px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: url("/forest.webp") center 53% / cover no-repeat;
  z-index: -4;
  animation: awaken 24s ease-out forwards;
}
.hero-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      #050b0b66,
      transparent 28%,
      #05111015 55%,
      #080f0e 100%
    ),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 45%, #020c0960, transparent 65%);
  z-index: -3;
}
.hero-aura {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 36%, #c9964012, transparent 46%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-content {
  padding: 155px 20px 115px;
  width: 100%;
}
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.21em;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1.7;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}
.hero .eyebrow {
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
  color: #e0d1ad;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
}
.hero .eyebrow span {
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: #cdb78288;
}
h1 {
  font-family: VelesDisplay, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(90px, 13.5vw, 210px);
  line-height: 1.23;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  margin: 27px 0 0 0.07em;
  color: #e7d4a8;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f5ebcf 25%, #d6b274 70%, #916039);
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 5px 28px #0009);
}
.hero-seal {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  font-size: 29px;
  color: var(--gold);
  height: 45px;
  margin: 2px 0 18px;
}
.hero-seal span {
  width: 90px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #cba26088);
}
.hero-seal span:last-child {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
.hero-verse {
  font-family: VelesTitle, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin: 0 0 21px;
}
.hero-verse em {
  color: #e2bf82;
}
.hero-description {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #c5cfc5;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  max-width: 500px;
}
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 36px;
  padding: 15px 27px;
  border: 1px solid #d0a56b88;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #95703c35, #111e1777);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  transition:
    background 0.3s,
    border-color 0.3s,
    box-shadow 0.3s;
}
.button:hover {
  background: #98683555;
  border-color: #efc486;
  box-shadow: 0 0 35px #cc924222;
}
.button span {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.hero-bottom {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 27px;
  left: 5%;
  right: 5%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.19em;
  color: #a4b3a4;
}
.hero-bottom a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}
.scroll-line {
  width: 1px;
  height: 35px;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, var(--gold));
}
.section {
  padding: 120px max(6%, calc((100vw - 1280px) / 2));
}
.intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.06fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(45px, 7vw, 110px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 80px;
  padding-bottom: 130px;
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 45%, #183c2e55, transparent 60%);
}
.intro-visual {
  position: relative;
  height: 640px;
  max-height: 70vw;
}
.intro-visual img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 40% center;
  border-radius: 46% 46% 0 0;
  filter: saturate(0.9);
}
.intro-visual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 40% 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, #07100ec7);
}
.image-frame {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 18px;
  border: 1px solid #cfa66855;
  border-radius: 46% 46% 0 0;
  z-index: 2;
}
.image-caption {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 44px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  z-index: 3;
  color: #e9cf9f;
}
.intro-content > .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.tiny-rule {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: #a98959;
}
.intro h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 54px);
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.intro h2 em {
  display: inline-block;
}
.intro-copy {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.9;
  max-width: 470px;
}
.intro-copy p {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.intro-copy .quiet {
  font-family: VelesTitle, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #d8caa9;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 24px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.paths {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #12221caa, #080f0e);
  padding-top: 105px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 50px;
  align-items: flex-end;
  margin-bottom: 55px;
}
.section-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.section-heading > p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 350px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.path-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
}
.path {
  min-height: 570px;
  padding: 30px;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid #c8a5703d;
  background: #11241c;
}
.path::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    #03090630 0%,
    #05100b05 27%,
    #07100dd9 59%,
    #07100df7 100%
  );
}
.path-art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  transition:
    transform 1.2s ease,
    filter 1.2s;
}
.path-people .path-art {
  background-image: url("/roots.webp");
  background-position: 45% center;
}
.path-stories .path-art {
  background-image: url("/memories.webp");
  background-position: 48% center;
}
.path-folklore .path-art {
  background-image: url("/forest.webp");
  background-position: 70% center;
}
.path:hover .path-art {
  transform: scale(1.055);
  filter: saturate(1.15);
}
.path-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  align-items: center;
  color: #edd2a0;
  font-family: VelesTitle, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  margin-bottom: auto;
  padding-bottom: 170px;
}
.path-sign {
  font-size: 27px;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
}
.path .eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  margin-bottom: 13px;
}
.path h3 {
  font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.path > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #bec8bb;
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.path-foot {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 25px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid #c8ac7438;
  color: #d4bd92;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.ritual {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 760px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: 95px;
  padding-bottom: 95px;
}
.ritual-image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -3;
  background: url("/roots.webp") center 60% / cover;
  filter: saturate(0.8);
}
.ritual::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--night),
      #08100cbc 24%,
      #08120aaa 65%,
      var(--night)
    ),
    linear-gradient(90deg, #050e0bac, transparent, #050e0bac);
}
.ritual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.5s;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 66%, #de9e3a40, transparent 58%);
}
.ritual.is-lit::after {
  opacity: 1;
}
.ritual-rule {
  font-size: 50px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.ritual h2 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.3vw, 66px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 13px 0 25px;
}
.ritual > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #c2cdbe;
}
.candle-button {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: #e2c797;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin: 7px auto 20px;
  padding: 12px 26px;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.candle-mark {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 95px;
  height: 95px;
  font-size: 53px;
  border: 1px solid #bf955d88;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #d4ad6d;
  transition: all 1s;
  background: #0c18157a;
  outline: 1px solid #b8915530;
  outline-offset: 9px;
}
.candle-button:hover .candle-mark {
  border-color: #ecc184;
  background: #bb8a3818;
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px #c7933324;
}
.candle-button[aria-pressed="true"] .candle-mark {
  color: #ffe2a1;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 90px #e1a54377,
    inset 0 0 35px #e1a54355;
  border-color: #eac68c;
  background: #d2a85a38;
}
.ritual .ritual-status {
  min-height: 29px;
  color: #e1c695 !important;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.ritual .privacy-note {
  font-size: 12px !important;
  color: #a2ad9b !important;
}
.closing {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 710px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: url("/forest.webp") center 46% / cover;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.closing::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #08100dd9, #07110b70 45%, #08100dd9);
  z-index: -1;
}
.closing-seal {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 48px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}
.closing h2 {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 4.6vw, 74px);
  margin: 22px 0 28px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.closing > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #c0cabc;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.text-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ad8a5255;
  padding: 12px 0;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}
.text-link:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.text-link span {
  margin-left: 28px;
  color: var(--gold);
}
footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 25px;
  padding: 40px 5%;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
footer .wordmark {
  font-size: 25px;
}
footer p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #b6a88a;
  font-family: VelesTitle, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
}
footer > span {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #94a18f;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
@keyframes awaken {
  from {
    transform: scale(1.05);
  }
  to {
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .section {
    padding: 80px 5%;
  }
  .intro {
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .intro-visual {
    height: 590px;
    max-height: none;
  }
  .intro h2 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }
  .path-grid {
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .path {
    padding: 22px;
    min-height: 650px;
  }
  .path h3 {
    font-size: 23px;
  }
  .section-heading {
    gap: 25px;
  }
  .section-heading > p {
    max-width: 300px;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height: 900px;
  }
  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 145px;
  }
  .ritual {
    min-height: 780px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .header {
    min-height: 82px;
    padding: 21px 6%;
    gap: 15px;
  }
  .header .wordmark {
    font-size: 24px;
  }
  .brand-dot,
  .coming {
    display: none;
  }
  .header nav {
    gap: 18px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height: 800px;
    max-height: 1100px;
  }
  .hero-content {
    padding: 145px 22px 115px;
  }
  .hero .eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    gap: 10px;
    max-width: 300px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .hero .eyebrow span {
    min-width: 15px;
    width: 15px;
  }
  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(65px, 17.6vw, 122px);
    letter-spacing: 0.025em;
    margin: 40px 0 7px 0.025em;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }
  .hero-seal {
    font-size: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .hero-seal span {
    width: 55px;
  }
  .hero-verse {
    font-size: 23px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .hero-description {
    font-size: 16px;
    max-width: 340px;
    margin: 23px auto 28px;
  }
  .hero-image {
    background-position: 58% center;
  }
  .hero-bottom > span {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero-bottom {
    justify-content: center;
    bottom: 25px;
  }
  .hero-bottom a {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
  .intro {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    padding-top: 32px;
  }
  .intro-visual {
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    max-height: 460px;
    margin: 0 13px;
  }
  .image-caption {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
  .intro-content {
    padding: 0 8px;
  }
  .intro h2 {
    font-size: clamp(33px, 7.6vw, 50px);
    line-height: 1.35;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .intro-copy {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .intro-copy .quiet {
    font-size: 18px;
  }
  .section-heading {
    display: block;
    padding: 0 8px;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
  }
  .section-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(30px, 7.2vw, 48px);
  }
  .section-heading > p {
    margin-top: 26px;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .path-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .path {
    min-height: 570px;
    padding: 30px;
  }
  .path h3 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }
  .path-top {
    padding-bottom: 150px;
  }
  .path > p:not(.eyebrow) {
    font-size: 16px;
    max-width: 480px;
  }
  .path-foot {
    margin-top: 24px;
    font-size: 11px;
  }
  .path-stories .path-art {
    background-position: center 52%;
  }
  .ritual {
    padding: 85px 6%;
    min-height: 770px;
  }
  .ritual h2 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }
  .ritual-image {
    background-position: 35% center;
  }
  .closing {
    min-height: 690px;
    background-position: 65% center;
  }
  .closing h2 {
    font-size: clamp(35px, 8vw, 52px);
  }
  .closing .eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  }
  .closing > p:not(.eyebrow) {
    max-width: 360px;
  }
  footer {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 25px;
    padding: 32px 6%;
  }
  footer p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }
  footer > span {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .desktop {
    display: none;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

footer {
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer-contact {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.footer-contact a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .footer-contact {
    width: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    padding-top: 8px;
  }
}
/* Vector arrows never use platform emoji fonts. */
.ui-arrow {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1.25em;
  height: 1.25em;
  vertical-align: -0.22em;
  color: inherit;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.ui-arrow.diagonal {
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.ui-arrow.left {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.story-of-the-day {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 64px 24px 72px;
  border-top: 1px solid #ffffff12;
}
.story-of-the-day h2 {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.story-of-the-day article h3 a {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: "Cinzel", serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 4vw, 32px);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.seo-discovery-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px 24px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 32px;
  font-size: 13px;
}
.seo-discovery-links a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d7ad6936;
}
.seo-discovery-links a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}