:root {
  --bg: #0c0a09;
  --bg-soft: #1a1614;
  --surface: #292420;
  --surface-muted: rgba(41, 36, 32, 0.62);
  --text: #faf6f1;
  --muted: #b8a99a;
  --muted-dark: #7a6e62;
  --gold: #d4a24e;
  --gold-hover: #e6b65e;
  --border: #3d3630;
  --container: 1280px;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; background: var(--bg); }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition: color .2s ease, background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
a:hover { color: var(--gold-hover); }
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -4rem;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--bg);
  border-radius: .4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }
.container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 2rem), var(--container));
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(12, 10, 9, .95);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.header-inner {
  min-height: 64px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.28rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.brand-mark { display: none; }
.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .15rem;
}
.site-nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: .55rem .7rem;
  border-radius: .38rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.site-nav a:hover,
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--gold);
  background: #1a1614;
}
.nav-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
}
.menu-button {
  display: none;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: .4rem;
  padding: .6rem .85rem;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: .38rem;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: .72rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-align: center;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--bg);
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(212, 162, 78, .24);
}
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--gold-hover); color: var(--bg); }
.btn-secondary {
  color: var(--gold);
  border-color: rgba(212, 162, 78, .55);
  background: transparent;
}
.btn-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--gold-hover);
  background: rgba(212, 162, 78, .1);
}
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  line-height: 1.03;
  margin: 0;
}
p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }
main { min-height: 70vh; }
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 64px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(12, 10, 9, .92) 0%, rgba(12, 10, 9, .68) 35%, rgba(12, 10, 9, .28) 70%, rgba(12, 10, 9, .12) 100%),
    url("../../images/hero/homepage-hero-main.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 38%;
}
.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6rem 0;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translateY(3.2rem);
}
.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  padding: .45rem 1.15rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .4);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8vw, 7.3rem);
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
}
.hero-title {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: .08em;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.8rem);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-title span {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4.5vw, 2.2rem);
    white-space: normal;
  }
  .hero-title span {
    white-space: normal;
  }
}
.hero-title,
.hero .lead {
  text-shadow: 0 3px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, .72);
}
.lead {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.16rem);
}
.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.sub-link {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .88rem;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(212, 162, 78, .35);
}
.scroll-indicator {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 2rem;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  animation: bounce 1.6s infinite;
}
@keyframes bounce {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(-50%, 0); }
  50% { transform: translate(-50%, 8px); }
}
.stats-bar {
  background: var(--bg-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
}
.stats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.stat {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.stat:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.stat strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
}
.stat span {
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.section {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.how-it-works-section {
  padding-top: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}
.section-soft {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-soft) 0%, var(--bg-soft) 62%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.section-city { background: var(--bg-soft); }
.section-head {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 4rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 4.8rem);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.title-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.section-head p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: .85rem auto 0;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
}
.steps {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.35rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.steps::before {
  display: none;
}
.step {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  min-height: 235px;
  padding: 2rem 1.6rem;
  text-align: left;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
  border-radius: .85rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(41, 36, 32, .72), rgba(18, 15, 13, .92));
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);
}
.step-number {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(212, 162, 78, .16);
}
.step::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.6rem;
  right: 1.6rem;
  top: 6.8rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  opacity: .38;
}
.step h3,
.member-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.step p,
.member-card p {
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: .9rem;
}
.members {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.35rem;
}
.member-group + .member-group {
  margin-top: 3.2rem;
}
.member-group-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  padding-bottom: .85rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
}
.member-group-head span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.member-group-head h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
}
.member-card {
  min-height: 235px;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(61, 54, 48, .52);
  border-radius: .75rem;
  background: var(--surface-muted);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.member-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.avatar,
.avatar-img {
  position: relative;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .32);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #292420, #3d3630);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.avatar-img::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 38%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .12), transparent 38%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(12, 10, 9, .24), rgba(12, 10, 9, .48));
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.avatar-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: blur(2.6px) saturate(.86) brightness(.78);
  opacity: .82;
  transform: scale(1.07);
}
.member-card small {
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: .75rem;
}
.member-card blockquote {
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
}
.text-link {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.success-section {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08), transparent 34rem),
    var(--bg);
}
.success-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.35rem;
}
.success-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 340px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.7rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
  border-radius: .9rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(41, 36, 32, .78), rgba(18, 15, 13, .94));
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}
.success-card::before {
  content: "“";
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.15rem;
  top: .2rem;
  color: rgba(212, 162, 78, .16);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 6rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.story-city {
  width: fit-content;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  padding: .35rem .75rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .3);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.success-card blockquote {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .94rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.story-author {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .18);
}
.story-author strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
}
.story-author small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .25rem;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: .8rem;
}
.center { text-align: center; }
.trust {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4rem;
}
.trust-image {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: .9rem;
  box-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(212, 162, 78, .1), 0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.trust-image img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: .9rem;
}
.trust h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 4.8rem);
}
.trust p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.trust-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  list-style: none;
}
.trust-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .8rem;
  color: var(--text);
}
.trust-list li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 20px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.home-faq-section {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08), transparent 32rem),
    var(--bg-soft);
}
.home-faq-list {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.home-faq-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.45rem 1.6rem 1.45rem 2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
  border-radius: .85rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(41, 36, 32, .76), rgba(18, 15, 13, .94));
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .24);
}
.home-faq-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 1.35rem;
  bottom: 1.35rem;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.home-faq-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 .65rem;
  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.home-faq-item p {
  max-width: 82ch;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}
.city-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.city-link {
  min-width: 170px;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 2px solid transparent;
  text-align: center;
}
.city-link:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.city-link h3 {
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 3.3rem);
}
.city-link:hover h3 { color: var(--gold); }
.city-link p { color: var(--muted-dark); font-size: .86rem; }
.final-cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 8rem) 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg) 0%, var(--bg-soft) 42%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .06) 100%);
  text-align: center;
}
.final-cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08) 0%, transparent 70%);
}
.final-cta .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 820px;
}
.final-cta h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}
.final-cta p {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.site-footer {
  background: var(--bg-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding: 3.2rem 0;
}
.footer-grid h2 {
  margin-bottom: .8rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.footer-grid h3 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: Inter, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: .82rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-grid p,
.footer-grid a {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
}
.footer-support {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.footer-email {
  margin-top: .4rem;
}
.footer-email a {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.footer-email a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-hover);
}
.footer-links {
  display: grid;
  gap: .55rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.copyright {
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .76rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.breadcrumbs {
  padding: 1rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: .88rem;
}
.breadcrumbs ol {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.breadcrumbs a { color: var(--muted); }
.breadcrumbs a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.breadcrumbs li::after {
  content: "/";
  margin-left: .45rem;
  color: var(--border);
}
.breadcrumbs li:last-child::after { display: none; }
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .12), transparent 36rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #120f0d 0%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.page-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(212, 162, 78, .06), transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.page-hero > .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 980px;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.65rem);
}
.page-title-two-line {
  display: grid;
  gap: .08em;
}
.page-title-two-line span {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.page-hero .section-head {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.page-hero .lead {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}
.section-alt {
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-soft) 0%, var(--bg-soft) 70%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.latest-guides-section {
  padding-top: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
}
.section-alt + section,
main > section:not(.hero):not(.stats-bar):not(.section):not(.section-soft):not(.section-city):not(.final-cta):not(.page-hero) {
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0;
}
.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.35rem;
}
.grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.content-note {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .24);
  border-radius: .75rem;
  background: rgba(212, 162, 78, .06);
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
}
.eyebrow-inline {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.privacy-preview,
.before-join {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 18%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08), transparent 32%),
    var(--bg);
}
.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}
.page-shell {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.4rem;
}
.info-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.info-strip .panel strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .35rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.info-strip .panel span { color: var(--muted); }
.section-media img,
.article-card img,
.city-card img,
.page-shell > img {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: .9rem;
  background: #120f0d;
  box-shadow: 0 0 48px rgba(212, 162, 78, .08), 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .36);
}
.article-card img {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.page-shell > img {
  max-height: 460px;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.city-card img + h3 {
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
}
.bullet-list,
.check-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: .85rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.bullet-list li,
.check-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.bullet-list li::before,
.check-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: .75em;
  width: 18px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.panel h2,
.feature-card h2,
.article-card h2,
.city-card h2,
.faq-item h2,
.toc h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.3vw, 2.25rem);
}
.panel h3,
.feature-card h3,
.article-card h3,
.city-card h3,
.faq-item h3 {
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
}
.panel > section + section {
  margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(61, 54, 48, .72);
}
.panel > section:first-child {
  padding-top: .1rem;
}
.panel > section h2 {
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
}
.panel > section p {
  max-width: 76ch;
}
.panel > section .check-list {
  margin-top: 1.15rem;
}
.panel > section.next-reading {
  margin-top: clamp(2.2rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
  border-radius: .75rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 0%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .12), transparent 36%),
    rgba(212, 162, 78, .045);
}
.panel p + p,
.feature-card p + p,
.article-card p + p,
.city-card p + p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.article-card a,
.city-card a,
.feature-card a,
.panel a,
.toc a,
.faq-item a {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.article-card a:hover,
.city-card a:hover,
.feature-card a:hover,
.panel a:hover,
.toc a:hover,
.faq-item a:hover {
  color: var(--gold-hover);
}
.panel a.btn-primary,
.panel a.btn-primary:hover {
  color: var(--bg);
}
.toc strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .7rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.toc ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}
form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
label {
  display: grid;
  gap: .42rem;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.form-status {
  min-height: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.cta-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg) 0%, var(--bg-soft) 48%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08) 100%);
}
.cta-band h2 {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.6rem);
}
.cta-band .hero-actions,
.inline-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.inline-actions { align-items: center; }
section:not(.hero):not(.stats-bar):not(.section):not(.section-soft):not(.section-city):not(.final-cta):not(.section-alt):not(.page-hero) {
  background: var(--bg);
}
.card, .stat-card, .feature-card, .article-card, .city-card, .panel, .faq-item, .toc, .cta-band {
  background: var(--surface-muted);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: .75rem;
  color: var(--text);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);
}
.feature-card, .article-card, .city-card, .panel, .faq-item, .toc { padding: 1.5rem; }
.breadcrumbs, .meta-row, .legal-note, .form-note { color: var(--muted-dark); }
input, textarea, select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: .5rem;
  background: #120f0d;
  color: var(--text);
}
input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus, button:focus, a:focus {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .36);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  border: 0;
}
.back-to-top {
  position: fixed;
  right: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  bottom: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  z-index: 90;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 162, 78, .58);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 35% 20%, rgba(255, 241, 184, .28), transparent 38%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(212, 162, 78, .96), rgba(168, 106, 29, .96));
  color: #0c0a09;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42), 0 0 22px rgba(212, 162, 78, .22);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(12px) scale(.94);
  transition: opacity .22s ease, transform .22s ease, visibility .22s ease, box-shadow .22s ease;
}
.back-to-top.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}
.back-to-top:hover {
  color: #0c0a09;
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.03);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .48), 0 0 30px rgba(212, 162, 78, .32);
}
.back-to-top:focus {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(255, 241, 184, .48);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .members { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .success-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .grid-4,
  .info-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .menu-button { display: inline-flex; }
  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1rem;
    right: 1rem;
    top: calc(100% + .75rem);
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    padding: 1rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: .75rem;
    background: var(--bg-soft);
  }
  .site-nav[data-open="true"] { display: flex; }
  .nav-actions .btn-secondary { display: none; }
  .stats-grid, .steps, .trust, .split, .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4, .info-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .steps::before { display: none; }
  .stat { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 1.5rem; }
  .stat:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .trust { gap: 2.5rem; }
  .page-hero .section-head,
  .section-head {
    text-align: center;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .container { width: min(calc(100% - 1.2rem), var(--container)); }
  .hero { background-position: center 32%; }
  .hero-content {
    padding: 4rem 0;
    transform: translateY(1.8rem);
  }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 9vw, 2.85rem); }
  .page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8vw, 2.45rem); }
  .hero-actions .btn { width: 100%; }
  .member-group-head {
    display: grid;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .members, .success-grid, .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .success-card { min-height: auto; }
  .member-card.hide-mobile { display: none; }
  .back-to-top {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    right: .85rem;
    bottom: .85rem;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}


/* Full inner-page visual unification with the Homepage.png palette */
body:not(.home) .site-header {
  background: rgba(12, 10, 9, .96);
  border-bottom-color: var(--border);
}
body:not(.home) main {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% -10%, rgba(212, 162, 78, .08), transparent 32rem),
    var(--bg);
}
.page-hero h1,
.page-hero h2,
.section-alt h1,
.section-alt h2,
.section-alt h3,
.panel h1,
.panel h2,
.panel h3,
.feature-card h1,
.feature-card h2,
.feature-card h3,
.article-card h1,
.article-card h2,
.article-card h3,
.city-card h1,
.city-card h2,
.city-card h3,
.faq-item h1,
.faq-item h2,
.faq-item h3 {
  color: var(--text);
}
.page-hero .lead,
.section-alt p,
.panel p,
.feature-card p,
.article-card p,
.city-card p,
.faq-item p {
  color: var(--muted);
}
.section-alt .container > .panel,
.section-alt .container > .feature-card,
.section-alt .container > .article-card,
.section-alt .container > .city-card,
.section-alt .container > .faq-item,
.page-shell > .panel {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(41, 36, 32, .72), rgba(26, 22, 20, .86));
}
.site-footer .footer-grid {
  padding: 3.2rem 0;
}
.site-footer h2 {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.site-footer h3 {
  color: var(--text);
}
.site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}