/* ========================================================================== Tales Zone Publishing — The Illuminated Library Shared design system. One file for the whole site. Realm themes: set ========================================================================== */ :root { /* The room */ --ink: #0f0d15; --ink-2: #12101a; --ink-3: #171425; --ink-panel: rgba(18, 16, 26, 0.78); --border: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.28); --border-dim: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.16); /* The light */ --gold: #c9a45c; --gold-soft: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.55); --parchment: #ede4d3; --parch-dim: #cfc4ac; --parch-mute: #b6ab93; /* Realm foil (default: library gold) */ --accent: var(--gold); --accent-soft: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.35); --accent-glow: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.14); /* Type */ --font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif; --font-body: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif; --font-label: 'Space Grotesk', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; --font-script: 'Allura', cursive; --header-h: 76px; --content-w: 1160px; --radius: 12px; } /* Realm themes — one variable swap lights the whole page */ .theme-ai { --accent: #7fd4e8; --accent-soft: rgba(127,212,232,0.4); --accent-glow: rgba(127,212,232,0.13); } .theme-fantasy { --accent: #b79ae0; --accent-soft: rgba(183,154,224,0.4); --accent-glow: rgba(183,154,224,0.13); } .theme-whispers { --accent: #d98aa6; --accent-soft: rgba(217,138,166,0.4); --accent-glow: rgba(217,138,166,0.13); } .theme-seed { --accent: #9ec98f; --accent-soft: rgba(158,201,143,0.4); --accent-glow: rgba(158,201,143,0.13); } /* ---------- Base ---------- */ * { box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { margin: 0; padding-top: var(--header-h); background: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 40% at 50% 0%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 70%), var(--ink); color: var(--parchment); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.7; } img { max-width: 100%; } a { color: var(--accent); } ::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--ink); } h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; } .label { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); } /* ---------- Header / Nav (injected by js/site.js) ---------- */ .site-header { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: var(--header-h); z-index: 1000; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 20px; padding: 0 clamp(16px, 4vw, 42px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } /* Frosted bar painted on a pseudo-layer. Keeping backdrop-filter OFF the header itself is deliberate: on the header it would make it a containing block for the fixed mobile nav, collapsing the drawer to ~0 height. */ .site-header::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: rgba(15, 13, 21, 0.92); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); } .brand-wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; min-width: 0; } .brand { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--parchment); text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; letter-spacing: 0.02em; } .brand em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); } .brand-divider { width: 1px; height: 30px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--gold-soft), transparent); } .brand-sub { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; } .brand-sub-main { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); } .brand-sub small { font-family: var(--font-body); font-style: italic; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--parch-mute); } .brand-sub:hover .brand-sub-main { color: var(--parchment); } .site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(12px, 1.8vw, 26px); flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; } .site-nav a { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9bda6; text-decoration: none; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease; white-space: nowrap; } .site-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold); } .site-nav > a.active, .site-nav .dropdown-container.active > .dropdown-trigger { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold-soft); } /* Dropdowns */ .dropdown-container { position: relative; } .dropdown-submenu { position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 10px); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(6px); min-width: 190px; background: var(--ink-3); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; padding: 8px 0; box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease, visibility 0.22s; z-index: 1200; } .dropdown-submenu::before { /* hover bridge so submenu doesn't vanish */ content: ""; position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 12px; } .dropdown-submenu a { display: block; padding: 9px 18px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; } .dropdown-submenu a:hover { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.08); color: var(--gold); } @media (hover: hover) { .dropdown-container:hover .dropdown-submenu, .dropdown-container:focus-within .dropdown-submenu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); } } .dropdown-container.open .dropdown-submenu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); } /* Mobile nav */ .nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 9px 14px; cursor: pointer; } @media (max-width: 1120px) { .brand-sub, .brand-divider { display: none; } .nav-toggle { display: inline-block; } .site-nav { position: fixed; top: var(--header-h); right: 0; bottom: 0; width: min(320px, 86vw); flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; padding: 18px 0 40px; background: var(--ink-2); border-left: 1px solid var(--border); transform: translateX(100%); transition: transform 0.3s ease; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden; overscroll-behavior: contain; } .site-nav.open { transform: translateX(0); } .site-nav > a, .site-nav .dropdown-trigger { display: block; padding: 14px 26px; font-size: 0.82rem; } .dropdown-container { width: 100%; } .dropdown-submenu { position: static; transform: none; opacity: 1; visibility: hidden; display: none; border: none; border-left: 2px solid var(--border); border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; margin: 0 0 6px 26px; padding: 0; background: transparent; } .dropdown-container.open .dropdown-submenu { display: block; visibility: visible; transform: none; } } /* ---------- Page hero ---------- */ .page-hero { text-align: center; padding: clamp(34px, 5vw, 54px) 22px clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px); position: relative; } .page-hero .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; } .page-hero h1 { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 820px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.2rem); color: #f2ead9; } .page-hero h1 .init { color: var(--accent); font-size: 1.15em; } .page-hero .sub { font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 2vw, 1.2rem); color: var(--parch-dim); max-width: 620px; margin: 20px auto 0; } .page-hero::after { content: ""; display: block; width: 130px; height: 1px; margin: 22px auto 0; background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--accent), transparent); } .hero-portrait { width: 210px; height: 210px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(255,255,255,0.02), 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), 0 0 34px var(--accent-glow); margin-bottom: 26px; } /* Gold rule between sections */ .rule { border: 0; height: 1px; width: min(72%, 640px); margin: clamp(22px, 3.5vw, 36px) auto; background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--accent-soft), transparent); } /* ---------- Layout containers ---------- */ .wrap { width: min(var(--content-w), calc(100% - 40px)); margin: 0 auto; } .section { margin: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px) auto; } .section-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 22px; } .section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.3rem); color: #f2ead9; margin: 0 0 8px; } .section-head .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; } /* ---------- Panels (bio, prose sections) ---------- */ .panel { background: var(--ink-panel); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px); max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto 28px; box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35); } .panel h2 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--accent); } .panel p, .panel li { color: var(--parch-dim); } .panel strong { color: var(--parchment); } .panel a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); } .panel a:hover { color: var(--parchment); border-bottom-color: var(--parchment); } .panel ul { padding-left: 22px; } .panel li { margin-bottom: 8px; } blockquote.mission-quote { font-style: italic; font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0e8d8; border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); margin: 20px 0; padding: 14px 22px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03); border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; } .signature { text-align: right; font-family: var(--font-script); font-size: 1.9rem; color: var(--accent); margin-top: 22px; } /* ---------- Buttons ---------- */ .btn { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); background: var(--accent); padding: 12px 30px; border: 1px solid var(--accent); border-radius: 999px; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease; } .btn:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 22px var(--accent-glow); } .btn-outline { background: transparent; color: var(--accent); } .btn-outline:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--ink); } /* ---------- Book cards ---------- */ .book-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: 22px; justify-content: center; } .book-card { background: var(--ink-panel); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 20px; display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; position: relative; transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .book-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--accent-soft); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 20px var(--accent-glow); } .book-card > a { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; width: 100%; } .book-card img { width: 96px; height: auto; flex-shrink: 0; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 4px 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } .book-card h3 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 1.16rem; color: #f2ead9; } .book-card .byline { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--parch-mute); display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; } .book-card p { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--parch-dim); line-height: 1.55; } .book-card .series-tag { display: block; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.64rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 8px; } .book-card .buy { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); padding-bottom: 2px; } .book-card .buy:hover { color: var(--parchment); border-bottom-color: var(--parchment); } .book-card.coming-soon::after { content: "Coming Soon"; position: absolute; top: 12px; right: 12px; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); background: var(--accent); padding: 4px 9px; border-radius: 3px; } .book-card.coming-soon img { opacity: 0.75; } /* Genre foil on the library page */ .book-card[data-genre] { border-left: 3px solid transparent; } .book-card[data-genre="physics"] { border-left-color: #d8c08a; } .book-card[data-genre="ai"] { border-left-color: #7fd4e8; } .book-card[data-genre="erotica"] { border-left-color: #d98aa6; } .book-card[data-genre="fantasy"] { border-left-color: #b79ae0; } .book-card[data-genre="scifi"] { border-left-color: #8fb7e8; } .book-card[data-genre="philosophy"] { border-left-color: #9ec98f; } /* Library section headings */ .library-section h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); color: #f2ead9; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom: 12px; margin: clamp(44px, 7vw, 64px) 0 24px; } .library-section h2 .sigil { color: var(--accent); margin-right: 12px; } /* ---------- Realm shelf (home) ---------- */ .shelf { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--border-dim); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; } .realm { display: block; background: var(--ink-2); padding: 32px 26px 36px; text-decoration: none; transition: background 0.3s ease; } .realm:hover { background: var(--ink-3); } .realm .sigil { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--realm-c, var(--gold)); } .realm h3 { font-size: 1.24rem; margin: 14px 0 8px; color: var(--parchment); } .realm p { font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--parch-mute); margin: 0 0 8px; line-height: 1.55; } .realm p.whisper { font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-dim); } .realm .enter { display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--realm-c, var(--gold)); } .realm:hover .enter { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; } .realm.r-ai { --realm-c: #7fd4e8; } .realm.r-fan { --realm-c: #b79ae0; } .realm.r-whi { --realm-c: #d98aa6; } .realm.r-seed { --realm-c: #9ec98f; } .realm.r-auth { --realm-c: #c9a45c; } /* ---------- Portal cards (home) ---------- */ .portal-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; } .portal-card { display: block; background: var(--ink-panel); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 26px 24px 30px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .portal-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--gold-soft); box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 18px var(--accent-glow); } .portal-card h3 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1.3rem; color: #f2ead9; } .portal-card p { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--parch-mute); } .portal-card .enter { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); } /* ---------- Author cards ---------- */ .author-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 24px; max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; } .author-card { --realm-c: var(--gold); background: var(--ink-panel); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 32px 24px 30px; text-align: center; transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .author-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--realm-c); box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); } .author-card img { width: 150px; height: 150px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--realm-c); box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02), 0 10px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-bottom: 18px; } .author-card h3 { margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 1.4rem; color: #f2ead9; } .author-card .motto { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--parch-dim); margin: 0 0 6px; } .author-card .quote { font-style: italic; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--parch-mute); margin: 0 0 16px; } .author-card a { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--realm-c); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .author-card a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--realm-c); } .author-card.a-whispers { --realm-c: #d98aa6; } .author-card.a-fantasy { --realm-c: #b79ae0; } .author-card.a-ai { --realm-c: #7fd4e8; } .author-card.a-seed { --realm-c: #9ec98f; } /* ---------- News line (home) ---------- */ .news-bar { text-align: center; padding: 16px 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dim); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02); } .news-bar .label { display: inline-block; margin-right: 14px; } .news-bar #news-text { display: inline-block; transition: opacity 0.5s ease; font-style: italic; } .news-bar a { color: var(--parch-dim); text-decoration: none; } .news-bar a:hover { color: var(--accent); } /* ---------- Floating whisper/insight button + panel ---------- */ .fab { position: fixed; bottom: 26px; right: 26px; z-index: 900; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; height: 56px; min-width: 56px; padding: 0; color: var(--ink); background: var(--accent); border: none; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0 0 24px var(--accent-glow); transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .fab .fab-ico { flex: 0 0 56px; width: 56px; height: 56px; display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1; } .fab .fab-label { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; max-width: 0; opacity: 0; padding-right: 0; transition: max-width 0.35s ease, opacity 0.28s ease, padding-right 0.35s ease; } .fab:hover { transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.03); box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 0 34px var(--accent-soft); } @media (hover: hover) { .fab:hover .fab-label { max-width: 240px; opacity: 1; padding-right: 24px; } } .fab-panel { display: none; position: fixed; bottom: 90px; right: 26px; z-index: 900; width: 280px; max-width: 88vw; background: var(--ink-3); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 20px 22px; box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .fab-panel.open { display: block; } .fab-panel h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--accent); } .fab-panel .cat { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.64rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--parch-mute); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dim); padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 14px 0 8px; } .fab-panel .fab-link { display: block; margin: 7px 0; color: var(--parch-dim); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.96rem; } .fab-panel .fab-link:hover { color: var(--accent); } /* ---------- Modals ---------- */ .tz-modal-backdrop { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 2000; background: rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.88); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 20px; } .tz-modal { width: min(860px, 94vw); max-height: 86vh; overflow-y: auto; background: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-top: 3px solid var(--accent); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 34px 36px 30px; position: relative; box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); } .tz-modal h2 { margin: 0 0 16px; color: var(--accent); font-size: 1.6rem; } .tz-modal pre { white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--parch-dim); } .tz-modal-close { position: sticky; top: 0; float: right; background: none; border: none; font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; padding: 0 0 0 14px; } .tz-modal .btn { margin-top: 18px; } .tz-modal.center { text-align: center; } /* ---------- Footer (injected) ---------- */ .site-footer { margin-top: clamp(50px, 8vw, 90px); border-top: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--ink-2); text-align: center; padding: 40px 22px 46px; } .site-footer .colophon { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 14px; } .site-footer p { margin: 6px 0; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--parch-mute); } .site-footer a { color: var(--parch-dim); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } .site-footer a:hover { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); } .site-footer .foot-links { margin-top: 14px; } .site-footer .foot-links a { margin: 0 8px; } /* ---------- Reveal on scroll ---------- */ .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease; } .reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } * { animation: none !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; } } /* ---------- Utility ---------- */ .center { text-align: center; } .prose { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px; } .big-quote { text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.25rem; color: var(--parch-dim); max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; } /* AI experiment terminal */ .terminal { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; background: #0b0a10; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 26px; text-align: center; } .terminal input { width: 100%; background: var(--ink-3); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: 6px; color: var(--parchment); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; padding: 12px 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; } .terminal input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); } .terminal .loading { display: none; color: var(--accent); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 12px; } /* Focus visibility */ a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; } /* ========================================================================== THE BOUND CODEX — framed, tiled layout (v2 density pass) The whole page lives inside one bordered folio; sections touch, separated by hairline gold. Every element confined to its cell. ========================================================================== */ .codex { width: min(1220px, calc(100% - 28px)); margin: 14px auto 0; background: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); } .codex > * + * { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dim); } /* Section title bars — thin illuminated strips between tiles */ .codex-bar { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 14px clamp(20px, 3.5vw, 44px); background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.05); } .codex-bar .cb-label { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); } .codex-bar h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.25rem; color: #f2ead9; } .codex-bar .cb-note { margin-left: auto; font-size: 0.88rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-mute); } /* Hero spread: text folio left, bulletin right */ .codex-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.45fr 1fr; } .codex-hero .hero-text { padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(20px, 3.5vw, 48px); } .codex-hero .hero-text .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; } .codex-hero h1 { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.08; color: #f2ead9; max-width: 560px; } .codex-hero h1 .init { color: var(--gold); font-size: 1.15em; } .codex-hero .hero-text .sub { font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-dim); max-width: 520px; margin: 0 0 12px; } .codex-hero .hero-text .creed { font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--parch-mute); max-width: 520px; margin: 0 0 22px; } .codex-hero .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; } /* The Bulletin — news visible without scrolling */ .bulletin { border-left: 1px solid var(--border-dim); padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px); background: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 100% 0%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 65%), var(--ink-2); display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .bulletin .cb-label { margin-bottom: 12px; } .bulletin .news-item { display: block; padding: 10px 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-dim); font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--parch-mute); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.4s ease, padding-left 0.4s ease; } .bulletin .news-item:last-of-type { border-bottom: none; } .bulletin .news-item::before { content: "❧"; color: transparent; margin-right: 8px; transition: color 0.4s ease; } .bulletin .news-item.active { color: var(--parchment); padding-left: 6px; } .bulletin .news-item.active::before { color: var(--gold); } .bulletin .news-item:hover { color: var(--gold); } /* Tile grids — cells touching, hairline dividers (the "shelf feel") */ .tile-grid { display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--border-dim); } .tg-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .tg-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } .tg-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } .tile { background: var(--ink-2); padding: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 30px) clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 28px); text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: background 0.3s ease; position: relative; } a.tile:hover, .tile.hoverable:hover { background: var(--ink-3); } /* Shelf inside the codex loses its own chrome */ .codex .shelf { border: none; border-radius: 0; } .codex .realm { padding: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 30px) clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 26px); } .codex .realm .sigil { font-size: 2.2rem; } /* Portal tiles */ .portal-tile h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.25rem; color: #f2ead9; } .portal-tile .glyph { font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 10px; display: block; } .portal-tile p { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--parch-mute); line-height: 1.55; } .portal-tile .enter { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); } a.tile:hover .enter { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; } /* Book cells — same tiling for covers */ .book-cell { display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; } .book-cell img { width: 84px; height: auto; flex-shrink: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 4px 6px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } .book-cell h3 { margin: 0 0 3px; font-size: 1.08rem; color: #f2ead9; } .book-cell .byline { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--parch-mute); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; } .book-cell p { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--parch-dim); line-height: 1.5; } .book-cell .buy { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); padding-bottom: 2px; } /* Author tiles */ .author-tile { text-align: center; --realm-c: var(--gold); } .author-tile img { width: 108px; height: 108px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--realm-c); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02), 0 8px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-bottom: 14px; } .author-tile h3 { margin: 0 0 4px; font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f2ead9; } .author-tile .motto { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--parch-mute); margin: 0 0 12px; line-height: 1.5; } .author-tile .enter { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--realm-c); } .author-tile.a-whispers { --realm-c: #d98aa6; } .author-tile.a-fantasy { --realm-c: #b79ae0; } .author-tile.a-ai { --realm-c: #7fd4e8; } .author-tile.a-seed { --realm-c: #9ec98f; } /* Codex closing colophon strip */ .codex-colophon { text-align: center; padding: 22px 30px; font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-mute); background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.04); } /* Responsive tiling */ @media (max-width: 1020px) { .tg-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .tg-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (max-width: 860px) { .codex-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .bulletin { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dim); } } @media (max-width: 580px) { .tg-4, .tg-3, .tg-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } } /* ========================================================================== V3 — COMPRESSION & RELEASE The codex frame stays, but the page breathes: open "bands" alternate with dense tile grids. Adapters below let every existing page bind into the codex without markup surgery. ========================================================================== */ /* Open band — the "release" between dense tiling */ .band { padding: clamp(34px, 5vw, 58px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); text-align: center; } .band .inner { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto; } .band.tint { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.04); } .band h2 { color: #f2ead9; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem); margin: 0 0 12px; } .band .big-quote { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); } /* Hero spread gets more air (index) */ .codex-hero .hero-text { padding: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 66px) clamp(22px, 4vw, 52px); } .codex-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.9vw, 3.25rem); margin-bottom: 16px; } .codex-hero .hero-text .sub { margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: 1.08rem; } .bulletin { padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px) clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 38px); } .bulletin .news-item { padding: 12px 2px; } /* Slightly roomier tiles */ .tile { padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px) clamp(20px, 2.8vw, 30px); } .codex .realm { padding: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 34px) clamp(20px, 2.8vw, 28px); } /* ---------- Codex adapters: bind existing page structures ---------- */ /* page-hero as the codex's opening band */ .codex .page-hero { padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 70px) 22px clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 52px); } /* sections become full-width bands with hairline separation (from .codex > *+*) */ .codex .section { margin: 0; padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px) clamp(20px, 3.5vw, 44px); } .codex .section.wrap, .codex .wrap { width: 100%; } .codex .section-head { text-align: left; display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 20px; } .codex .section-head h2 { font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 0; } .codex .section-head .label { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.26em; } .codex .rule { display: none; } /* book cards tile themselves inside the codex */ .codex .book-grid { gap: 1px; background: var(--border-dim); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); } .codex .book-grid .book-card { border: none; border-radius: 0; background: var(--ink-2); box-shadow: none; padding: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 28px); } .codex .book-grid .book-card:hover { transform: none; background: var(--ink-3); box-shadow: none; border-color: transparent; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre] { border-left: 3px solid transparent; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="physics"] { border-left-color: #d8c08a; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="ai"] { border-left-color: #7fd4e8; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="erotica"] { border-left-color: #d98aa6; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="fantasy"] { border-left-color: #b79ae0; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="scifi"] { border-left-color: #8fb7e8; } .codex .book-grid .book-card[data-genre="philosophy"] { border-left-color: #9ec98f; } /* prose pages: panels become stacked bands inside the frame */ .codex .prose { max-width: none; padding: 0; } .codex .prose > * + * { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dim); } .codex .prose .panel { border: none; border-radius: 0; max-width: none; margin: 0; padding: clamp(30px, 4.5vw, 54px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); background: transparent; box-shadow: none; } .codex .prose .panel:nth-child(even) { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.035); } .codex .prose .panel > * { max-width: 760px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .codex .prose .panel > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; } .codex .prose .panel .signature { max-width: 760px; } .codex .prose .center { padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px) 20px; } /* author grid + library adapt */ .codex .author-grid { max-width: none; gap: 1px; background: var(--border-dim); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); } .codex .author-grid .author-card { border: none; border-radius: 0; background: var(--ink-2); box-shadow: none; } .codex .author-grid .author-card:hover { transform: none; background: var(--ink-3); } .codex .library-section { padding: 0 clamp(20px, 3.5vw, 44px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px); } .codex .library-section h2 { margin-top: clamp(30px, 4.6vw, 48px); } /* terminal + big-quote breathing room inside frame */ .codex .terminal { margin: 0 auto; } .codex > .big-quote, .codex .prose > .big-quote { padding: clamp(30px, 4.5vw, 50px) 20px; max-width: none; } .codex > .big-quote { margin: 0; } /* ========================================================================== V4 — THE NIGHT SKY & THE BALANCED HALL 1) CSS starfield background (no image asset; realm-tinted nebula) 2) Centered wordmark hero (concept-board layout) 3) Boxed author panels, larger portraits, candlelight hovers 4) Board-style card rows ("each its own") ========================================================================== */ /* ---------- The night sky ---------- */ body { background: var(--ink); } body::before { /* stars + realm-tinted nebula, truly fixed */ content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 42% at 72% 6%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 38% at 12% 88%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.08), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 30% 26% at 88% 72%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 60%), url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat, url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat, var(--ink); } body::after { /* soft vignette: draws the eye to the codex */ content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 80% at 50% 38%, transparent 55%, rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.55)); } /* ---------- Centered wordmark hero (index) ---------- */ .hero-center { text-align: center; padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px) 22px clamp(34px, 5vw, 56px); } .hero-center .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; } .hero-center .wordmark { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5.2rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #f2ead9; margin: 0; } .hero-center .wordmark em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); } .hero-center .whisper-line { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.8vw, 1.9rem); color: var(--parch-dim); margin: 18px 0 0; } .hero-center .sub { font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-mute); max-width: 560px; margin: 16px auto 26px; } .hero-center .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; } .hero-center::after { content: ""; display: block; width: 140px; height: 1px; margin: 34px auto 0; background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); } /* Slim rotating news ticker under the hero */ .ticker { display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: baseline; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 13px 20px; background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.05); text-align: center; } .ticker #news-text { font-style: italic; transition: opacity 0.45s ease; } .ticker #news-text a { color: var(--parch-dim); text-decoration: none; } .ticker #news-text a:hover { color: var(--gold); } /* ---------- Card rows — "each its own" (concept-board meta cards) ---------- */ .card-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr)); gap: 22px; } .card { display: block; background: #161320; border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: 12px; padding: 26px 26px 28px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: transform 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--gold-soft); box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 18px var(--accent-glow); } .card .glyph { font-size: 1.5rem; display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; } .card h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.28rem; color: #f2ead9; } .card p { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 0.93rem; color: var(--parch-mute); line-height: 1.55; } .card .enter { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); } .band .card-row { text-align: left; } /* ---------- Boxed panels (author bios keep their dedicated box) ---------- */ .codex .prose.boxed-flow { padding: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px) 20px; } .codex .prose.boxed-flow > * + * { border-top: none; } .codex .prose .panel.boxed, .panel.boxed { background: var(--ink-panel); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); border-radius: var(--radius); max-width: 820px; margin: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 22px) auto; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px); box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35), 0 0 22px var(--accent-glow); } .codex .prose .panel.boxed > * { max-width: none; } /* Larger, brighter author portraits */ .hero-portrait { width: 280px; height: 280px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02), 0 0 0 7px var(--accent-soft), 0 20px 55px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 0 44px var(--accent-glow); } /* ---------- Candlelight hovers (subtle life) ---------- */ .tile h3, .codex .book-grid .book-card h3, .realm h3, .card h3 { transition: color 0.3s ease; } a.tile:hover h3, .codex .book-grid .book-card:hover h3, .card:hover h3 { color: var(--accent); } .realm:hover h3 { color: var(--realm-c); } .book-cell img, .book-card img { transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease; } a.tile:hover img, .codex .book-grid .book-card:hover img { transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.03); box-shadow: 6px 10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .author-tile img, .author-card img { transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease; } a.tile.author-tile:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255,255,255,0.02), 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), 0 0 26px var(--accent-glow); } /* ---------- FIX: buttons inside panels were unreadable (gold on gold) ---------- */ .panel a.btn { color: var(--ink); border-bottom: none; } .panel a.btn:hover { color: var(--accent); border-bottom: none; } .panel a.btn.btn-outline { color: var(--accent); } .panel a.btn.btn-outline:hover { color: var(--ink); } /* ========================================================================== V5 — FILLING THE NIGHT Two worlds of texture: a vivid star-sky OUTSIDE the codex, a candlelit parchment wall with realm watermarks INSIDE it. No flat black anywhere. Boxes now glow uniformly on all sides (no left spine). ========================================================================== */ /* ---------- 1) Unified glow boxes ---------- */ .panel, .panel.boxed, .codex .prose .panel.boxed { border: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); border-left: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02), 0 0 26px var(--accent-glow), 0 14px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), inset 0 0 32px var(--accent-glow); } /* ---------- 2) OUTSIDE: the living night sky ---------- */ body::before { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: /* vignette on top of the sky, guiding the eye inward */ radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 85% at 50% 38%, transparent 52%, rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.5)), /* nebula washes — no region stays flat black */ radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 75% 0%, rgba(56, 44, 90, 0.5), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 55% at 0% 100%, rgba(30, 38, 66, 0.5), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 35% at 85% 80%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 60%), radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 40% at 12% 22%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.12), transparent 62%), /* bright stars with halos */ url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat, /* fine star dust */ url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat, /* lifted base — never pure black */ linear-gradient(160deg, #151226 0%, #100e1a 45%, #131024 100%); } /* twinkle layer — a few stars gently breathe */ body::after { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat; animation: tz-twinkle 5.5s ease-in-out infinite alternate; } @keyframes tz-twinkle { from { opacity: 0.25; } to { opacity: 0.95; } } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { body::after { animation: none; opacity: 0.6; } } /* ---------- 3) INSIDE: candlelit parchment wall + realm watermark ---------- */ .codex { position: relative; background: /* candlelight pooling from above, accent warmth from below */ radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 26% at 50% 0%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.09), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 38% at 100% 100%, var(--accent-glow), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 30% at 0% 55%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.05), transparent 60%), /* real paper grain */ url("data:image/svg+xml,") repeat, #14111d; } /* the watermark sigil — embossed into the wall, realm-specific */ .codex::after { content: "❧"; position: absolute; bottom: -0.18em; right: -0.06em; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(16rem, 34vw, 30rem); line-height: 1; color: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.045); text-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.03); } body.theme-ai .codex::after { content: "Λ"; color: rgba(127, 212, 232, 0.05); } body.theme-fantasy .codex::after { content: "☾"; color: rgba(183, 154, 224, 0.055); } body.theme-whispers .codex::after { content: "❦"; color: rgba(217, 138, 166, 0.05); } body.theme-seed .codex::after { content: "✳"; color: rgba(158, 201, 143, 0.05); } body[data-page="library"] .codex::after { content: "✦"; } /* ---------- 4) Translucent surfaces — the wall breathes through ---------- */ .tile, .codex .realm, .codex .book-grid .book-card, .codex .author-grid .author-card { background: rgba(17, 14, 25, 0.5); } a.tile:hover, .tile.hoverable:hover, .codex .realm:hover, .codex .book-grid .book-card:hover, .codex .author-grid .author-card:hover { background: rgba(26, 21, 40, 0.72); } .card { background: rgba(20, 16, 30, 0.62); backdrop-filter: blur(2px); } .card:hover { background: rgba(26, 21, 40, 0.8); } .tile-grid, .codex .book-grid, .codex .author-grid { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.14); } .codex-bar { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.06); } .band.tint, .codex .prose .panel:nth-child(even), .codex-colophon { background: rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.045); } .bulletin { background: transparent; } .panel, .panel.boxed, .codex .prose .panel.boxed { background: rgba(16, 13, 24, 0.55); backdrop-filter: blur(3px); } .terminal { background: rgba(10, 8, 16, 0.6); } /* ========================================================================== V6 — DEA ARRIVES The golden deity of the Zone. Two staging techniques: 1) .hero-dea — she dissolves into the hero, her light behind the wordmark 2) .illumination — manuscript-plate figures with script captions ========================================================================== */ /* Hero with the goddess — image masked so she melts into the ink */ .hero-dea { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: clamp(440px, 52vw, 600px); display: flex; align-items: center; } .hero-dea .hero-words { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 58%; padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px) clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); text-align: left; } .hero-dea .hero-words .label { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; } .hero-dea .wordmark { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6.4vw, 4.6rem); line-height: 1; color: #f2ead9; margin: 0; } .hero-dea .wordmark em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); } .hero-dea .whisper-line { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem); color: var(--parch-dim); margin: 16px 0 0; } .hero-dea .sub { font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-mute); max-width: 480px; margin: 14px 0 26px; } .hero-dea .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .dea-figure { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 62%; } .dea-figure img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 58% 16%; -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 84% 110% at 64% 46%, #000 52%, transparent 78%); mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 84% 110% at 64% 46%, #000 52%, transparent 78%); } .dea-figure::after { /* her light spills onto the wall */ content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 72% at 66% 45%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.12), transparent 72%); } @media (max-width: 860px) { .hero-dea { min-height: 480px; } .hero-dea .hero-words { max-width: 100%; text-align: center; } .hero-dea .hero-actions { justify-content: center; } .hero-dea .sub { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .dea-figure { width: 100%; opacity: 0.28; } } /* Manuscript plate — a framed illumination with script caption */ .illumination { display: block; max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; position: relative; box-shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 0 32px var(--accent-glow), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03); } .illumination img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } .illumination figcaption { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 34px 24px 16px; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.92), rgba(8, 6, 12, 0)); text-align: center; } .illumination .fig-script { display: block; font-family: var(--font-script); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.8vw, 1.9rem); color: var(--parchment); line-height: 1.3; } .illumination .fig-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-top: 8px; } figure.illumination { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } /* V7 — the full set of illuminations + the sigil */ .foot-sigil { width: 74px; height: auto; opacity: 0.9; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 6px; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(201,164,92,0.35)); } .kept-by { font-family: var(--font-script); font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--gold); margin: 2px 0 10px; } .page-404 .codex { text-align: center; } .page-404 .art-404 img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } .page-404 .band .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; } /* ========================================================================== V8 — TOUCHES Author heroes (veil + banner + hover), compact watermark footer ========================================================================== */ /* Author hero: Dea barely-there behind the name */ .page-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .page-hero > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; } .hero-veil { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0 !important; pointer-events: none; } .hero-veil img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 22%; opacity: 0.15; -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 95% at 50% 32%, #000 35%, transparent 88%); mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 95% 95% at 50% 32%, #000 35%, transparent 88%); } /* Soft banner behind the portrait + hover highlight */ .portrait-frame { position: relative; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 24px; } .portrait-frame::before { /* glow disc */ content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); width: 200%; height: 96%; background: radial-gradient(ellipse closest-side, var(--accent-glow), transparent 72%); z-index: -1; } .portrait-frame::after { /* wide soft banner band */ content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); width: min(340%, 92vw); height: 34%; background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--accent-glow) 28%, var(--accent-glow) 72%, transparent); border-radius: 999px; z-index: -1; } .portrait-frame .hero-portrait { margin-bottom: 0; transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease; } .portrait-frame:hover .hero-portrait { transform: scale(1.045); border-color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03), 0 0 0 8px var(--accent-soft), 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65), 0 0 70px var(--accent-glow); } /* Compact watermark footer */ .site-footer { position: relative; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; padding: 36px 22px 16px; } .site-footer .foot-grid { width: min(1220px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 0.8fr 1.1fr; gap: 30px; position: relative; z-index: 1; } .foot-sigil-bg { position: absolute; right: -34px; bottom: -70px; width: 300px; opacity: 0.12; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; } .site-footer .colophon { font-size: 1.35rem; margin: 0; } .site-footer .colophon em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); } .site-footer .kept-by { font-size: 1.35rem; margin: 8px 0 0; } .foot-h { display: block; font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.64rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 10px; } .foot-col a { display: block; margin: 6px 0; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--parch-mute); text-decoration: none; border: none; } .foot-col a:hover { color: var(--gold); } .foot-base { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: min(1220px, 100%); margin: 26px auto 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-dim); padding-top: 12px; text-align: center; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--parch-mute); } .foot-sigil { display: none; } /* retire the old inline sigil */ @media (max-width: 760px) { .site-footer .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; } .foot-sigil-bg { width: 220px; right: -40px; bottom: -50px; opacity: 0.1; } } /* ========================================================================== V9 — THE LOCKUP, THE SEAL, THE VEILS MADE TRUE ========================================================================== */ /* Brand lockup: sigil + wordmark, gilded shimmer on hover */ .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; } .brand-sigil { height: 46px; width: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.35)); transition: transform 0.5s ease, filter 0.5s ease; } .brand:hover .brand-sigil { transform: rotate(5deg) scale(1.08); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(255, 232, 176, 0.85)); } .brand-text { transition: text-shadow 0.4s ease; } .brand:hover .brand-text { background: linear-gradient(100deg, #c9a45c 0%, #f2dfae 30%, #fff7e0 50%, #f2dfae 70%, #c9a45c 100%); background-size: 220% 100%; -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent; animation: tz-shimmer 1.15s linear infinite; } @keyframes tz-shimmer { from { background-position: 200% 0; } to { background-position: 0% 0; } } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .brand:hover .brand-text { animation: none; background-position: 50% 0; } } /* The seal stands whole behind the brand column of the footer. (Alternative — bleeding press-seal in the corner — swap the background line for: background: var(--ink-2) url("../images/dea/dea-sigil-faint.png") no-repeat right -60px bottom -80px / 320px auto;) */ .site-footer { background: var(--ink-2) url("../images/dea/dea-sigil-faint.png") no-repeat left max(20px, calc(50% - 600px)) center / 210px auto; } /* Purpose-made hair-veils can afford a touch more presence */ .hero-veil img { opacity: 0.22; -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 100% at 50% 35%, #000 40%, transparent 92%); mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 100% at 50% 35%, #000 40%, transparent 92%); } /* ============================================================ BOOK LINE — a single standalone title as a full-width row: cover left, copy flush-left filling the width. One soft glow. On hover it behaves like the page's book covers (cover grows, title lights up) plus a brighter halo. Scoped; affects no grid. ============================================================ */ .book-line { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 32px); max-width: var(--content-w); margin: 0 auto 22px; padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 44px); background: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--border-dim); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.35), 0 0 26px var(--accent-glow); transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; } .book-line:hover { background: var(--ink-3); border-color: var(--accent-soft); box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.45), 0 0 48px var(--accent-soft); } .book-line img { width: clamp(84px, 12vw, 116px); height: auto; flex-shrink: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease; } .book-line:hover img { transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.03); box-shadow: 6px 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); } .book-line:hover h3 { color: var(--accent); } .book-line-body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; text-align: left; } .book-line h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.12; color: #f2ead9; margin: 0 0 5px; transition: color 0.3s ease; } .book-line .bl-sub { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--parch-dim); font-size: 0.98rem; margin: 0 0 10px; } .book-line p { color: var(--parch-dim); line-height: 1.65; font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0 0 12px; } .book-line .buy { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.76rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); padding-bottom: 2px; } .book-line .buy:hover { color: var(--parchment); border-bottom-color: var(--parchment); } @media (max-width: 640px) { .book-line { flex-direction: column; } } /* ========================================================================== V11 — THE MEDALLIONS & THE HALL OF PORTALS ========================================================================== */ /* Fabs become glass medallions — line work, not filled discs */ .fab { background: rgba(15, 13, 21, 0.66); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); color: var(--accent); border: 1px solid var(--accent-soft); overflow: visible; box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 18px var(--accent-glow), inset 0 0 16px var(--accent-glow); } .fab::before { /* faint dashed outer ring, turns on hover */ content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -6px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px dashed var(--accent-soft); opacity: 0.5; transition: transform 1.2s ease, opacity 0.4s ease; pointer-events: none; } .fab .fab-ico { color: var(--accent); text-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--accent-glow); } .fab .fab-label { color: var(--accent); } .fab:hover { border-color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 0 30px var(--accent-glow), inset 0 0 22px var(--accent-glow); } .fab:hover::before { transform: rotate(48deg); opacity: 0.9; } /* label clipping without overflow:hidden on the ring */ .fab .fab-label { overflow: hidden; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .fab::before { transition: none; } } /* Honest laboratory note */ .lab-note { margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 0.85rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--parch-mute); } /* ---------- The Hall of Portals (Concept B lives here) ---------- */ .nexus { position: relative; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; padding: clamp(46px, 7vw, 78px) clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 44px) clamp(44px, 6vw, 70px); background: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 55% at 50% 118%, rgba(79, 216, 255, 0.13), transparent 62%), radial-gradient(ellipse 42% 34% at 82% 0%, rgba(183, 154, 224, 0.10), transparent), radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 30% at 8% 12%, rgba(201, 164, 92, 0.08), transparent), #070a15; } .nexus .ring { position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -320px; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 680px; height: 680px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(79, 216, 255, 0.32); box-shadow: 0 0 46px rgba(79, 216, 255, 0.2), inset 0 0 70px rgba(79, 216, 255, 0.12); pointer-events: none; } .nexus .ring::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 26px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px dashed rgba(79, 216, 255, 0.2); } .nexus > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; } .nexus h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.4vw, 3.3rem); color: #eef5ff; margin: 0 auto 14px; max-width: 760px; } .nexus .sub { font-style: italic; color: #a9c2d8; max-width: 620px; margin: 0 auto; } .gate-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 22px; margin-top: clamp(34px, 5vw, 50px); text-align: center; } .gate { --hue: #4fd8ff; display: block; border-radius: 150px 150px 14px 14px; border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--hue) 42%, transparent); background: radial-gradient(ellipse 92% 58% at 50% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--hue) 15%, transparent), transparent 72%), rgba(8, 12, 24, 0.72); padding: 46px 22px 30px; text-decoration: none; color: #eaf4ff; transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease; } .gate:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hue) 75%, transparent); box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55), 0 0 26px color-mix(in srgb, var(--hue) 28%, transparent); } .gate .glyph { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--hue); margin-bottom: 14px; text-shadow: 0 0 16px color-mix(in srgb, var(--hue) 45%, transparent); } .gate h3 { font-size: 1.28rem; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #f0f6ff; transition: color 0.3s ease; } .gate:hover h3 { color: var(--hue); } .gate p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: #a9c2d8; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 14px; } .gate .enter { font-family: var(--font-label); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--hue); } /* V11.1 — gate rows center themselves (architecture wants symmetry) */ .gate-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; } .gate { flex: 0 1 262px; } /* V11.2 — pre-flight */ .sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }