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.portrait{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover}

/* Small glints of polished gold against the dark woodland palette. */
:root{--gold:#e1b94f}
.brand-mark,.empty-symbol{color:#f4cd6b;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#b87c22 5%,#ffe9a1 30%,#e8ba45 47%,#fff3bc 53%,#c58e29 75%,#f8d573);background-clip:text;-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 5px #f4c75940)}
.eyebrow{color:#e7c56e}
.eyebrow:before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#a67829,#ffe6a0);box-shadow:0 0 7px #eac45735}
.ornament{color:#ffe29a;text-shadow:0 0 9px #f2bc4860}
.ornament:before,.ornament:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#c28e33 65%,#ffeab2);box-shadow:0 0 5px #e3b44d20}
nav a[aria-current=page]:after{color:#ffdc7e;text-shadow:0 0 8px #f3bc5670}
.button:not(.outline){position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(115deg,#c49132,#eac660 35%,#f6d986 53%,#dfb247 77%,#c89430);border-color:#f0d68b;box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #fff2c0a0,0 0 18px #d9a43712}
.button:not(.outline):after{content:'';pointer-events:none;position:absolute;inset:0;transform:translateX(-160%) skewX(-20deg);background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 30%,#fff8d960 50%,transparent 70%);animation:gold-glint 9s ease-in-out infinite}
.button:not(.outline):hover{background:linear-gradient(115deg,#d4a43f,#f8db8a 45%,#e9be54);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #fff5d4,0 0 20px #dfad3b28}
.button.outline{border-color:#d6af5266}
.button.outline:hover{border-color:#eaca7e;background:#493c27;box-shadow:0 0 14px #ddae3518}
.portrait{border-color:#dfb95480;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #edca6210,0 0 22px #d9aa3710}
.gem.two{background:linear-gradient(125deg,#fff7cc 5%,#ffd76b 35%,#ae7219 49%,#fff0ab 53%,#e6b02e 78%,#fff0b0);filter:drop-shadow(0 0 7px #ffd465);opacity:.95}
@keyframes gold-glint{0%,76%{transform:translateX(-160%) skewX(-20deg)}92%,100%{transform:translateX(160%) skewX(-20deg)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.button:not(.outline):after{animation:none;display:none}}