@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');

:root {
  --ink: #17130f;
  --night: #12100e;
  --night-soft: #1d1915;
  --sand: #d9c39b;
  --sand-light: #f0e5cf;
  --parchment: #f4ecdc;
  --gold: #b9873a;
  --gold-bright: #d6ac64;
  --terracotta: #8c3e2b;
  --muted: #766f65;
  --line: rgba(39, 29, 20, .16);
  --white: #fffaf1;
  --serif: "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
  --shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(34, 23, 12, .16);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--parchment);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; }

.page-grain {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .15;
  z-index: 9999;
  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 180 180' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.25'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 20;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 24px clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px);
  color: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  position: fixed;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: rgba(244,236,220,.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(20,14,8,.1);
  animation: drop .35s ease;
}
@keyframes drop { from { transform: translateY(-100%); } }

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  width: max-content;
}
.brand img { filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.2)); }
.brand span { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; }
.brand strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.brand small { margin-top: 5px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .7; }

.main-nav { display: flex; gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 46px); }
.main-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.main-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 100%; bottom: -8px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  transition: right .3s ease;
}
.main-nav a:hover::after, .main-nav a.active::after { right: 0; }
.main-nav a.active { color: var(--gold-bright); }

.nav-search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: 160px;
  margin-left: 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);
}
.nav-search input {
  min-width: 0;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 5px 4px;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  color: currentColor;
  background: transparent;
  font: inherit;
}
.nav-search input::placeholder { color: currentColor; opacity: .7; }
.nav-search:focus-within { border-color: var(--gold-bright); }
.nav-search button {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 5px 2px 5px 8px;
  border: 0;
  color: currentColor;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-search svg { fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-width: 1.8; }
.site-header.scrolled .nav-search { border-color: rgba(20,14,8,.45); }
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.header-cta {
  justify-self: end;
  padding: 11px 17px;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.menu-toggle { display: none; }

.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 140px clamp(24px, 8vw, 140px) 90px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11,9,7,.94) 0%, rgba(14,10,7,.72) 50%, rgba(12,9,7,.32) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 76% 38%, rgba(199,143,62,.26), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(130deg, #2b2016, #15120f 64%);
}
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: .18;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 49.8%, rgba(255,255,255,.12) 50%, transparent 50.2%),
    linear-gradient(transparent 0 49.8%, rgba(255,255,255,.08) 50%, transparent 50.2%);
  background-size: 120px 120px;
}
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -4vw;
  bottom: -80px;
  width: min(58vw, 900px);
  height: 88%;
  opacity: .8;
  background: url("assets/persian-relief-1.svg") center bottom / contain no-repeat;
  filter: sepia(.15) drop-shadow(-30px 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.55));
}

.hero-sun {
  position: absolute;
  right: 14vw;
  top: 16%;
  width: 360px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(214,172,100,.22);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 65px rgba(214,172,100,.04), 0 0 0 130px rgba(214,172,100,.025);
}
.hero-columns {
  position: absolute;
  right: 4vw;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 34vw;
  height: 70%;
  opacity: .25;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 38px, rgba(240,229,207,.5) 39px 42px, transparent 43px 76px);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, black, transparent 96%);
}
.hero-painting {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(20px, 4vw, 70px);
  bottom: 70px;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(44vw, 48vh, 506px);
  margin: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(240,229,207,.26);
  box-shadow: -24px 30px 64px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-painting img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  filter: sepia(.2) saturate(.9) contrast(1.03);
}
.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(720px, 62vw); }
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .23em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); }
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(58px, 8.5vw, 132px);
  line-height: .92;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.hero h1 span { color: var(--sand); }
.hero-copy {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 32px 0 36px;
  color: rgba(255,250,241,.74);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 300;
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: .25s ease;
}
.button-primary { background: var(--gold); color: #160f08; }
.button-primary:hover { background: var(--gold-bright); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-ghost { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); color: var(--white); }
.button-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold-bright); color: var(--gold-bright); }

.hero-stat {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px);
  bottom: 76px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
}
.stat-number { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 76px); line-height: 1; color: var(--sand); }
.stat-label { max-width: 140px; margin-top: 8px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: right; color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); }
.scroll-mark {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: 35px;
  bottom: 52px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
  transform-origin: left bottom;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.scroll-mark i { display: block; width: 58px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }

.section { padding: 120px clamp(24px, 7vw, 120px); }
.section-dark { padding: 120px clamp(24px, 7vw, 120px); color: var(--white); background: var(--night); }
.section-label {
  margin-bottom: 65px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.section-heading h2, .intro-heading h2, .culture-copy h2, .map-copy h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.8vw, 82px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.section-heading > p:last-child, .centred > p:last-child { color: var(--muted); max-width: 680px; }
.centred { max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto 72px; text-align: center; }
.centred > p:last-child { margin: 20px auto 0; }

.intro-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 9vw; align-items: start; }
.intro-copy { padding-top: 54px; color: #544d45; font-size: 16px; }
.intro-copy p:first-child { font-size: 20px; color: var(--ink); }
.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: var(--terracotta);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.text-link span { font-size: 20px; transition: transform .2s; }
.text-link:hover span { transform: translateX(5px); }

.feature-banner {
  position: relative;
  height: min(620px, 58vw);
  min-height: 380px;
  margin-top: 95px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #2b2118;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.feature-banner img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 18%; }
.feature-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(12,8,5,.85)); }
.feature-caption { position: absolute; left: 38px; bottom: 34px; color: var(--white); }
.feature-caption span { display: block; color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.feature-caption strong { display: block; margin-top: 8px; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 40px); font-weight: 500; }
.feature-hit { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; }

.portal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  max-width: 1380px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.portal-card {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: span 4;
  min-height: 470px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 28px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: transform .35s ease, border-color .35s ease;
}
.portal-card:nth-child(1), .portal-card:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 6; }
.portal-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(rgba(11,8,6,.2), rgba(11,8,6,.96)); }
.portal-card:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); border-color: var(--gold-bright); }
.portal-card > span { color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.portal-card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.portal-card h3 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(31px, 3vw, 48px); font-weight: 500; }
.portal-card p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 430px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.portal-card strong { color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.portal-story { background-image: url("assets/story-of-an-empire.png"); }
.portal-kings { background-image: url("assets/kings-of-persia.png"); }
.portal-empire { background-image: url("assets/persian-empire.png"); }
.portal-cities { background-image: url("assets/city-pasargadae.jpg"); }
.portal-legacy { background-image: url("assets/persian-legacy.png"); }
.feature-route { padding-top: 80px; }

.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 82vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 170px clamp(24px, 8vw, 140px) 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background-color: var(--night);
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.page-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,8,6,.96) 0%, rgba(10,8,6,.76) 46%, rgba(10,8,6,.25) 100%), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10,8,6,.74), transparent 60%); }
.page-hero-story {
  background-image: url("assets/story-of-an-empire.png");
  background-position: center;
}
.page-hero-kings {
  background-image: url("assets/kings-of-persia.png");
  background-position: center;
}
.page-hero-empire {
  background-image: url("assets/persian-empire.png");
  background-position: center;
}
.page-hero-cities {
  background-image: url("assets/city-pasargadae.jpg");
  background-position: center 48%;
}
.page-hero-legacy { background-image: url("assets/persian-legacy.png"); background-position: center 35%; }
.page-hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: min(850px, 68vw); }
.page-index { margin: 0 0 38px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.page-hero h1 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(64px, 9vw, 138px); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: .88; }
.page-hero-content > p:last-child { max-width: 650px; margin: 32px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: 17px; }
.chapter-jump { position: absolute; right: clamp(24px, 6vw, 100px); bottom: 100px; z-index: 1; width: 190px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28); }
.chapter-jump span, .chapter-jump a { display: block; padding: 11px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.chapter-jump span { color: var(--gold-bright); }
.chapter-jump a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); transition: color .2s, padding-left .2s; }
.chapter-jump a:hover { color: var(--white); padding-left: 6px; }

.editorial-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr .8fr; gap: 10vw; align-items: start; }
.editorial-title h2, .split-feature-copy h2, .royal-copy h2, .city-feature-copy h2, .route-copy h2 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(42px, 5.5vw, 78px); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.editorial-copy { color: var(--muted); }
.lead { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.5; }
.split-feature { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; min-height: 650px; background: #e5d5b9; }
.split-feature-art { min-height: 560px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
.relief-art { background-image: url("assets/persian-relief-1.svg"); }
.split-feature-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(50px, 7vw, 100px); }
.split-feature-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--muted); }

.royal-profile { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: 8vw; align-items: center; min-height: 820px; }
.royal-portrait { min-height: 680px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--night-soft); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.royal-portrait img { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 680px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; }
.art-darius { background: url("assets/king-darius.svg") center / cover no-repeat; }
.art-xerxes { background: url("assets/king-xerxes.svg") center / cover no-repeat; }
.royal-copy { position: relative; max-width: 710px; }
.royal-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--muted); }
.royal-profile-dark .royal-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.royal-profile-dark .lead { color: var(--white); }
.profile-number { position: absolute; right: 0; top: -110px; color: rgba(110,81,42,.12); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 180px; line-height: 1; }
.royal-profile-dark .profile-number { color: rgba(255,255,255,.07); }
.royal-copy dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; margin-top: 48px; }
.royal-copy dl div { padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.royal-profile-dark dl div { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.royal-copy dt { color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.royal-profile-dark dt { color: var(--gold-bright); }
.royal-copy dd { margin: 5px 0 0; font-family: var(--serif); }
.royal-detail-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 32px;
  color: var(--terracotta);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.royal-detail-link span { transition: transform .2s; }
.royal-detail-link:hover span { transform: translateX(5px); }
.royal-profile-dark .royal-detail-link { color: var(--gold-bright); }

.route-section { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 8vw; align-items: center; }
.route-copy p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 580px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); }
.route-copy .button { margin-top: 24px; }
.route-line { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.route-line i { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: rgba(214,172,100,.35); position: relative; }
.route-line i::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 0; top: -3px; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }

.city-feature { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 8vw; align-items: center; min-height: 850px; }
.city-feature-reverse { grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; }
.city-feature-reverse .city-feature-image { order: 2; }
.city-feature-image { min-height: 620px; background-position: center; background-size: cover; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.city-feature-persepolis { background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Persepolis_east_side_at_spring.jpg"); }
.city-feature-susa { background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Archers_frieze_Darius_1st_Palace_Suse_Louvre_AOD_488_a.jpg"); }
.city-feature-pasargadae { background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Cyrus_tomb.jpg"); }
.city-feature-babylon {
  background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Ishtar_Gate.jpg");
  filter: sepia(.28) contrast(1.06);
}
.city-feature-sardis {
  background-color: #8b6846;
  background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/The_Bath-Gymnasium_complex_at_Sardis%2C_late_2nd_-_early_3rd_century_AD%2C_Sardis%2C_Turkey_%2817098680002%29.jpg");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.city-feature-copy > p:not(.eyebrow, .city-count) { color: var(--muted); }
.city-feature-reverse .city-feature-copy > p:not(.eyebrow, .city-count) { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.city-feature-reverse .lead { color: var(--white) !important; }
.city-count { color: rgba(110,81,42,.2); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 110px; line-height: .8; }
.city-feature-reverse .city-count { color: rgba(255,255,255,.1); }

.chapter-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; color: var(--white); background: #090807; }
.chapter-nav a { padding: 42px clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px); border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); transition: background .25s; }
.chapter-nav a:last-child { text-align: right; border-right: 0; }
.chapter-nav a:hover { background: #18130f; }
.chapter-nav span { display: block; color: rgba(255,255,255,.42); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.chapter-nav strong { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--sand); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 25px); font-weight: 500; }
.footer-nav { display: flex; gap: 20px; }
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold-bright); }

.timeline-section { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.timeline-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: .06;
  background: url("assets/royal-emblem.svg") center / 560px no-repeat;
}
.timeline { position: relative; max-width: 1080px; margin: auto; }
.timeline::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 196px; width: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.timeline-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr; gap: 74px; position: relative; padding: 34px 0; }
.timeline-item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 190px;
  top: 50px;
  width: 13px; height: 13px;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--night);
}
.timeline-year { padding-top: 4px; color: var(--gold-bright); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 15px; text-align: right; }
.timeline-item h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 500; }
.timeline-item h3 a { transition: color .2s; }
.timeline-item h3 a:hover { color: var(--gold-bright); }
.timeline-item p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.56); max-width: 620px; }
.timeline-read {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 13px;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-detail-hero { min-height: 72vh; }
.story-detail-hero .page-hero-content { width: min(1040px, 76vw); }
.story-detail-hero h1 { max-width: 1080px; font-size: clamp(54px, 7.2vw, 108px); }
.story-detail-hero .button { margin-top: 28px; }
.story-article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 250px) minmax(0, 780px);
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 130px);
  align-items: start;
}
.story-article-aside { position: sticky; top: 130px; padding-top: 10px; }
.story-article-aside > span {
  display: block;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.story-article-aside .text-link { margin-top: 26px; }
.story-article-body h3 {
  margin: 68px 0 20px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(29px, 3vw, 44px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.story-article-body h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.story-article-body p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #544d45;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.story-article-body > p:first-child {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.2vw, 29px);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.kings .section-heading { margin-bottom: 60px; }
.king-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 26px; }
.king-card {
  min-height: 560px;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--night);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.king-card-large { grid-row: span 2; min-height: 1146px; }
.king-art { position: absolute; inset: 0; transition: transform .8s ease; }
.king-card:hover .king-art { transform: scale(1.035); }
.king-art::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent 25%, rgba(13,9,6,.92) 92%); }
.king-art.cyrus {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 30%, rgba(212,168,96,.28), transparent 25%),
    url("assets/king-cyrus.svg") center 20% / cover no-repeat,
    #2d2118;
}
.king-art.darius {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 60% 20%, rgba(212,168,96,.24), transparent 25%),
    url("assets/king-darius.svg") center / cover no-repeat,
    #322016;
}
.king-art.xerxes {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 55% 20%, rgba(212,168,96,.20), transparent 25%),
    url("assets/king-xerxes.svg") center / cover no-repeat,
    #221d18;
}
.king-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; padding: 42px; }
.king-number {
  position: absolute; right: 34px; top: -54px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 80px;
}
.king-content h3 { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 58px); line-height: 1; font-weight: 500; }
.king-content > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 540px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); }
.card-link {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  background: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.card-link span { margin-left: 10px; font-size: 17px; }

.empire-map { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.28fr; gap: 8vw; align-items: center; }
.map-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 540px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); }
.map-stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; margin-top: 46px; }
.map-stats div { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); padding-top: 18px; }
.map-stats strong { display: block; color: var(--sand); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 24px; }
.map-stats span { display: block; margin-top: 3px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.42); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.map-panel { position: relative; }
.map-panel img { width: 100%; opacity: .88; filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35)); }
.map-point {
  position: absolute;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.map-point span {
  display: block;
  width: 11px; height: 11px;
  margin: 0 auto 4px;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold-bright);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--night);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(214,172,100,.13);
}
.point-susa { left: 55%; top: 57%; }
.point-persepolis { left: 62%; top: 68%; }
.point-babylon { left: 48%; top: 57%; }
.point-sardis { left: 21%; top: 41%; }

.split-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr .7fr; gap: 8vw; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 70px; }
.split-heading > p { color: var(--muted); }
.city-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr .85fr; gap: 22px; }
.city-card { background: #e6d8bf; overflow: hidden; }
.city-image { height: 420px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; transition: transform .7s ease; }
.city-card:hover .city-image { transform: scale(1.04); }
.city-persepolis .city-image { background-image: url("assets/city-persepolis.svg"); }
.city-susa .city-image { background-image: url("assets/city-susa.svg"); }
.city-pasargadae .city-image { background-image: url("assets/city-pasargadae.svg"); }
.city-content { padding: 28px; border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); }
.city-content span { color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.city-content h3 { margin: 10px 0; font-size: 30px; }
.city-content p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }

.culture { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; min-height: 790px; padding: 0; background: #e5d5b9; }
.culture-visual {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #2a2119, #15120f);
}
.culture-visual img { width: min(88%, 620px); filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.45)); }
.culture-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 90px clamp(34px, 7vw, 100px); }
.culture-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 600px; color: #625a51; }
.culture-list { margin-top: 34px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.culture-list div { display: flex; gap: 25px; align-items: center; padding: 17px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.culture-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 38px minmax(0, 1fr) 24px;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.culture-list span { color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.culture-list strong { min-width: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.35; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.culture-list a { transition: color .2s, transform .2s; }
.culture-list a:hover { color: var(--terracotta); transform: translateX(7px); }
.culture-list a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--terracotta); outline-offset: 4px; }
.culture-list em { justify-self: end; color: var(--terracotta); font-style: normal; }

.quote-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 140px 12vw;
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(28,17,11,.92), rgba(28,17,11,.92)), url("assets/persian-relief-1.svg") center / cover;
}
.quote-mark { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 60px; transform: translateX(-50%); color: rgba(214,172,100,.16); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 240px; line-height: 1; }
blockquote { position: relative; max-width: 1060px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 4.2vw, 58px); line-height: 1.35; }
.quote-section > p { margin-top: 30px; color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.legacy-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
.legacy-card { min-height: 300px; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: rgba(255,255,255,.16); transition: .25s ease; }
.legacy-card:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); background: #fff8ea; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.legacy-card span { color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.legacy-card h3 { margin: 80px 0 12px; font-size: 24px; }
.legacy-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }
.legacy-card .text-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 24px; }

.final-cta {
  padding: 120px 24px;
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(190,133,54,.22), transparent 30%),
    var(--night);
}
.final-cta img { margin: 0 auto 22px; }
.final-cta h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 82px); }
.final-cta > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 18px auto 30px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); }

/* Search results */
.search-hero {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  min-height: 520px;
  padding: 150px clamp(24px, 8vw, 140px) 82px;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(13,10,8,.97), rgba(31,22,15,.82)),
    url("assets/story-of-an-empire.png") center 38% / cover;
}
.search-hero-content { width: min(820px, 100%); }
.search-hero h1 { margin: 4px 0 14px; font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 82px); line-height: 1.08; }
.search-hero-content > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 650px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.search-page-form {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  width: min(700px, 100%);
  margin-top: 34px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
}
.search-page-form input {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 17px 20px;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  font: inherit;
}
.search-page-form input:focus-visible { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--gold); }
.search-page-form button {
  padding: 0 28px;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--terracotta);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s;
}
.search-page-form button:hover { background: #6f2e20; }
.search-results-section { max-width: 1180px; min-height: 460px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 90px 30px 120px; }
.search-results-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 30px; margin-bottom: 46px; }
.search-results-heading h2, .search-empty-state h2 { margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px); line-height: 1.2; }
.search-result-count { flex: 0 0 auto; margin: 0 0 7px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.search-result-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.search-result-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 34px 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background .2s, padding .2s;
}
.search-result-card:hover { padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.search-result-number { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 15px; }
.search-result-type { margin: 0 0 5px; color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.search-result-copy h3 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 32px); }
.search-result-copy h3 a:hover { color: var(--terracotta); }
.search-result-copy > p:last-child { max-width: 760px; margin: 9px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; }
.search-result-link { padding-left: 22px; color: var(--terracotta); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.search-result-link span { margin-left: 8px; font-size: 17px; }
.search-empty-state { max-width: 760px; padding: 50px 0 80px; }
.search-empty-state > p:last-child { color: var(--muted); }

footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  padding: 34px clamp(24px, 6vw, 90px);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.58);
  background: #090807;
  font-size: 11px;
}
.footer-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.footer-brand div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.footer-brand strong { color: var(--white); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 14px; }
.footer-brand span { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.info-modal {
  width: min(620px, calc(100% - 36px));
  padding: 46px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(185,135,58,.35);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--parchment);
  box-shadow: 0 50px 120px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}
.info-modal::backdrop { background: rgba(10,8,6,.76); backdrop-filter: blur(4px); }
.modal-close { position: absolute; top: 12px; right: 18px; border: 0; background: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 30px; }
.info-modal h2 { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 42px; }
.info-modal p:last-child { color: var(--muted); }
.place-toast {
  position: fixed;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  z-index: 50;
  padding: 13px 18px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(17,14,11,.94);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.28);
  font-size: 12px;
  transform: translateY(140%);
  transition: transform .3s ease;
}
.place-toast.show { transform: translateY(0); }

.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); transition: opacity .8s ease, transform .8s ease; }
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .site-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .main-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    color: var(--white);
    background: rgba(14,11,9,.98);
    transition: opacity .3s;
  }
  .main-nav a { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 24px; }
  .nav-search {
    width: min(280px, 72vw);
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  }
  .nav-search input { padding: 8px 4px; font-size: 16px; }
  .site-header .header-cta { display: none; }
  .menu-toggle {
    display: grid;
    gap: 5px;
    justify-self: end;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .menu-toggle span { display: block; width: 28px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; }
  .menu-open .main-nav { z-index: 1; opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .hero-content { width: min(760px, 82vw); }
  .hero::after { right: -16vw; opacity: .52; }
  .hero-painting {
    width: min(52vw, 48vh, 506px);
    right: 26px;
    bottom: 82px;
  }
  .king-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .king-card-large { grid-row: auto; grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 760px; }
  .empire-map { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .map-copy { max-width: 780px; }
  .city-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .city-card:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .legacy-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .culture { grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; }
  .culture-copy { padding: 72px 42px; }
  .portal-card { grid-column: span 6; }
  .portal-card:last-child { grid-column: 4 / span 6; }
  .page-hero-content { width: min(760px, 72vw); }
  .royal-profile, .city-feature, .city-feature-reverse { gap: 5vw; }
  .royal-portrait, .royal-portrait img { min-height: 580px; }
  .route-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .site-header { padding: 16px 20px; }
  .brand strong { font-size: 14px; }
  .hero {
    min-height: auto;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    padding: 130px 24px 80px;
  }
  .hero::after { width: 110vw; right: -46vw; height: 63%; opacity: .36; }
  .hero-painting {
    position: relative;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    order: 2;
    width: min(100%, 346px);
    margin: 46px auto 0;
    opacity: .92;
  }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(54px, 17vw, 82px); }
  .hero-content { order: 1; width: 100%; }
  .hero-copy { font-size: 15px; }
  .hero-stat { position: relative; right: auto; bottom: auto; order: 3; align-items: flex-start; margin-top: 32px; }
  .stat-label { text-align: left; }
  .scroll-mark { display: none; }
  .section, .section-dark { padding: 84px 22px; }
  .section-label { margin-bottom: 42px; }
  .intro-grid, .split-heading, .culture { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intro-copy { padding-top: 0; }
  .feature-banner { margin-top: 55px; height: 430px; }
  .timeline::before { left: 12px; }
  .timeline-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; padding: 24px 0 24px 42px; }
  .timeline-item::before { left: 6px; top: 31px; }
  .timeline-year { text-align: left; }
  .king-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .king-card, .king-card-large { grid-column: auto; min-height: 620px; }
  .king-content { padding: 30px; }
  .map-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .city-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .city-card:first-child { grid-column: auto; }
  .city-image { height: 360px; }
  .culture-visual { min-height: 540px; }
  .culture-copy { padding: 76px 24px; }
  .culture-list a { grid-template-columns: 30px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px; gap: 14px; }
  .legacy-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .legacy-card { min-height: 240px; }
  .legacy-card h3 { margin-top: 45px; }
  .portal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .portal-card, .portal-card:nth-child(1), .portal-card:nth-child(2), .portal-card:last-child { grid-column: auto; min-height: 400px; }
  .page-hero { min-height: 760px; padding: 135px 22px 190px; align-items: center; }
  .page-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(rgba(10,8,6,.72), rgba(10,8,6,.9)); }
  .page-hero-content { width: 100%; }
  .page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(56px, 18vw, 88px); }
  .chapter-jump { left: 22px; right: 22px; bottom: 35px; width: auto; }
  .chapter-jump span, .chapter-jump a { display: inline-block; margin-right: 14px; }
  .editorial-grid, .split-feature, .royal-profile, .city-feature, .city-feature-reverse { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .editorial-copy { margin-top: 20px; }
  .split-feature-art, .city-feature-image { min-height: 420px; }
  .split-feature-copy { padding: 58px 24px; }
  .royal-profile { min-height: auto; }
  .royal-portrait, .royal-portrait img { min-height: 520px; }
  .royal-copy { padding-top: 22px; }
  .profile-number { top: -30px; font-size: 110px; }
  .royal-copy dl { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .city-feature { min-height: auto; }
  .city-feature-reverse .city-feature-image { order: 0; }
  .city-feature-copy { padding-top: 20px; }
  .city-count { font-size: 78px; }
  .story-detail-hero { min-height: 680px; }
  .story-detail-hero .page-hero-content { width: 100%; }
  .story-detail-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(46px, 14vw, 72px); }
  .search-hero { min-height: 560px; padding: 135px 22px 65px; }
  .search-page-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .search-page-form button { padding: 15px 22px; }
  .search-results-section { padding: 70px 22px 90px; }
  .search-results-heading { display: block; }
  .search-result-count { margin-top: 15px; }
  .search-result-card { grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; align-items: start; padding: 28px 0; }
  .search-result-card:hover { padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .search-result-link { grid-column: 2; padding: 0; }
  .story-article { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .story-article-aside { position: static; }
  .story-article-body p { font-size: 16px; }
  .route-line { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; }
  .route-line i { width: 100%; }
  .chapter-nav a { padding: 30px 20px; }
  .footer-nav { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
  footer { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; }
  .footer-brand { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Image credits */
.credits-page { background: var(--parchment); }
.credits-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 78vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 180px clamp(24px, 8vw, 140px) 95px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(10,8,6,.97), rgba(20,14,10,.8) 55%, rgba(20,14,10,.42)),
    url("assets/persian-legacy.png") center 35% / cover;
}
.credits-hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 850px; }
.credits-hero h1 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(72px, 11vw, 158px); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.055em; line-height: .77; }
.credits-hero h1 span { color: var(--gold-bright); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; }
.credits-hero-content > p:last-child { max-width: 620px; margin: 42px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; }
.credits-hero-mark { position: absolute; right: 6vw; bottom: -9vw; margin: 0; color: rgba(214,172,100,.12); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(220px, 34vw, 540px); line-height: 1; }
.credits-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(50px, 10vw, 170px); }
.credits-intro h2, .credits-section-heading h2, .credits-note h2 { margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 74px); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.credits-intro > div:last-child { padding-top: 30px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.9; }
.credits-intro a, .credit-copy a { color: var(--terracotta); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: rgba(153,63,40,.3); text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.credits-collection { padding-top: 110px; }
.credits-section-heading { max-width: 820px; margin-bottom: 62px; }
.credits-section-heading > p:last-child { max-width: 620px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; }
.credit-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 30px; max-width: 1380px; margin: 0 auto; }
.credit-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, 42%) 1fr; min-height: 330px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); background: rgba(255,255,255,.035); transition: transform .3s ease, border-color .3s ease; }
.credit-card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); border-color: rgba(214,172,100,.65); }
.credit-card-wide { grid-column: span 2; grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 52%) 1fr; }
.credit-image { display: block; min-height: 330px; overflow: hidden; background: #17120f; }
.credit-image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.03); transition: transform .65s ease, filter .4s ease; }
.credit-card:hover .credit-image img { transform: scale(1.035); filter: saturate(1); }
.credit-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 34px; }
.credit-number { color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.credit-copy h3 { margin: 22px 0 14px; font-size: clamp(23px, 2.2vw, 34px); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.12; }
.credit-copy p { margin: 0 0 28px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.credit-copy a { color: var(--gold-bright); }
.credit-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 11px 22px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.credit-links a { font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .13em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
.original-credits { background: #eadfc9; }
.credits-section-heading-dark > p:last-child { color: var(--muted); }
.original-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.original-grid figure { position: relative; min-height: 330px; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--night); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.original-grid img { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 330px; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .6s ease; }
.original-grid figure:hover img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.original-grid figcaption { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; padding: 55px 24px 24px; color: white; background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(9,7,6,.92)); }
.original-grid figcaption strong, .original-grid figcaption span { display: block; }
.original-grid figcaption strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 23px; font-weight: 500; }
.original-grid figcaption span { margin-top: 5px; color: var(--gold-bright); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.graphic-assets { margin-top: 58px; padding: 34px 38px; border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); background: rgba(255,255,255,.4); }
.graphic-assets h3 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 500; }
.graphic-assets p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.8; }
.graphic-assets code { padding: 2px 6px; color: var(--terracotta); background: rgba(153,63,40,.08); }
.credits-note { padding: 120px clamp(24px, 8vw, 140px); text-align: center; color: var(--white); background: var(--night); }
.credits-note p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 720px; margin: 28px auto 38px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); line-height: 1.8; }

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .credit-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .credit-card-wide { grid-column: auto; grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, 42%) 1fr; }
  .original-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .credits-hero { min-height: 720px; padding: 140px 22px 80px; }
  .credits-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(66px, 23vw, 104px); }
  .credits-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .credits-intro > div:last-child { padding-top: 0; }
  .credits-collection { padding: 84px 18px; }
  .credit-card, .credit-card-wide { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .credit-image { min-height: 300px; height: 300px; }
  .credit-copy { min-height: 300px; padding: 28px; }
  .original-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .original-grid figure, .original-grid img { min-height: 380px; }
  .graphic-assets { padding: 28px 24px; }
}