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.path-card.fellowship::before{background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(11,32,51,.85),rgba(5,14,25,.94))}
.system-shell{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,26,45,.9),rgba(6,17,30,.94) 54%,rgba(5,15,27,.91)),url('assets/aetheria-duo.png');background-size:cover;background-position:center 30%}
.system-nav,.system-detail,.system-orbit{position:relative;z-index:1}
.atlas-grid article{--card-art:url('assets/hero-world.png');background-image:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(13,33,55,.9),rgba(5,15,27,.96)),var(--card-art);background-size:cover;background-position:center}
.atlas-grid article:nth-child(2){--card-art:url('assets/challenge-waves.jpg');background-position:center 35%}
.atlas-grid article:nth-child(3){--card-art:url('assets/choose-your-road.png');background-position:center}
.atlas-grid article:nth-child(4){--card-art:url('assets/challenge-instances.jpg');background-position:center 32%}
.atlas-grid article:nth-child(5){--card-art:url('assets/challenge-mvp.jpg');background-position:center 28%}
.atlas-grid article:nth-child(6){--card-art:url('assets/aetheria-duo.png');background-position:center 24%}
.atlas-grid article:hover{background-image:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(18,49,78,.82),rgba(7,18,31,.91)),var(--card-art)}

/* Keep section content reliable when visitors jump through the fixed navigation. */
.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* Production account and download workflow. */
.join{min-height:auto;padding-block:110px 120px}
.join-content{max-width:1100px}
.registration-card{margin-top:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:24px;background:rgba(5,15,27,.9);box-shadow:0 35px 90px #0007;text-align:left;overflow:hidden;backdrop-filter:blur(16px)}
.registration-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:15px 22px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--gold);font:600 9px var(--serif);letter-spacing:.16em}
#registration-form{padding:28px}
.registration-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr .55fr;gap:22px}
.registration-fields label{display:grid;gap:9px;color:#e9eef4;font:600 10px var(--serif);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.registration-fields .email-field{grid-column:1/-1}
.registration-fields label>span{margin-left:6px;color:var(--gold);font-size:8px}
.registration-fields input,.registration-fields select{width:100%;min-height:48px;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid rgba(174,210,237,.3);border-radius:5px;background:#071522;color:#f6f1e6;font:500 14px var(--sans);outline:none}
.registration-fields input:focus,.registration-fields select:focus{border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(226,189,111,.1)}
.registration-fields small{color:#8197aa;font:400 11px var(--sans);letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.register-trap{position:absolute!important;left:-10000px!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.registration-captcha{min-height:65px;margin-top:22px}
.registration-status{margin:15px 0;color:#a9bfd1;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6}
.registration-status.is-error{color:#ff9b91}
#registration-submit{border:0;cursor:pointer}
#registration-submit:disabled{cursor:not-allowed;filter:grayscale(.7);opacity:.48}
.registration-success{padding:45px 28px;text-align:center}
.registration-success>span{color:var(--gold);font-size:30px}.registration-success h3{font-size:27px}.registration-success p{color:var(--mist)}
.download-panel{display:grid;justify-items:center;gap:14px;margin-top:30px}.download-panel p{margin:0;color:#d7e3ed}.download-panel small{color:#7f96aa;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.06em}
@media(max-width:680px){.registration-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}.registration-fields .email-field{grid-column:auto}#registration-form{padding:22px 18px}.registration-head{padding-inline:18px}.join{padding-right:70px}.download-panel small{text-align:center}}


/* Responsive framing and community links */
.community-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px}
.discord-button{border-color:#8ea1ff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(88,101,242,.28),rgba(88,101,242,.08));color:#eef0ff}
.discord-button:hover{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#5865f2,#3943a7);border-color:#9faaff;color:#fff}
.footer-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
.footer-links a{color:var(--gold);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}

@media (min-width:1600px) and (min-aspect-ratio:16/7){
  .hero{background:radial-gradient(circle at 75% 45%,#132d49 0,#071522 44%,#040c16 100%)}
  .hero-art{object-fit:contain;object-position:right center}
  .hero-shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#030a14 0,rgba(3,10,20,.96) 18%,rgba(3,10,20,.70) 38%,rgba(3,10,20,.10) 70%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,10,20,.08),rgba(3,10,20,.18) 75%,var(--ink))}
  .companion-hero{background:radial-gradient(circle at 72% 48%,#173654 0,#071522 48%,#040c16 100%)}
  .companion-hero>img{left:0;right:auto;width:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:72% center}
  .companion-shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#050d18 0,#050d18 22%,rgba(5,13,24,.96) 31%,rgba(5,13,24,.45) 49%,rgba(5,13,24,.08) 72%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(5,13,24,.04),rgba(5,13,24,.18) 82%,var(--ink))}
}

@media (max-width:1000px){
  .topbar{padding-right:78px}
  .hero-art{object-position:60% center}
  .companion-hero{min-height:auto;display:block;padding-top:54vw}
  .companion-hero>img{left:0;right:auto;top:0;bottom:auto;width:100%;height:54vw;object-fit:contain;object-position:center top}
  .companion-shade{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(5,13,24,.02) 0,rgba(5,13,24,.16) 38vw,rgba(5,13,24,.96) 54vw,var(--ink) 100%)}
  .companion-copy{width:auto;margin:0;padding:42px 8% 72px}
}

@media (max-width:680px){
  .hero{min-height:720px}
  .hero-art{object-position:62% center}
  .hero-shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(3,10,20,.93),rgba(3,10,20,.42)),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,10,20,.05),var(--ink))}
  .companion-hero{padding-top:67vw}
  .companion-hero>img{height:67vw;object-position:center top}
  .companion-shade{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(5,13,24,.02) 0,rgba(5,13,24,.16) 48vw,rgba(5,13,24,.97) 67vw,var(--ink) 100%)}
  .companion-copy{padding:34px 70px 58px 22px}
  .community-actions{display:grid;width:100%}
  .community-actions .button{width:100%}
  footer{align-items:flex-start}
  .footer-links{width:100%;justify-content:space-between}
}

/* Hidden Aetheria Celestial Town */
.aetheria-town{padding:105px 7% 95px;background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 18%,rgba(67,145,235,.28),transparent 32%),radial-gradient(circle at 15% 70%,rgba(223,181,92,.12),transparent 25%),linear-gradient(180deg,#071424,#0a1c35 46%,#06101d);border-block:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.2)}
.aetheria-town::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;opacity:.32;background-image:radial-gradient(circle,#fff 0 1px,transparent 1.5px),radial-gradient(circle,#e2bd6f 0 1px,transparent 1.5px);background-position:0 0,37px 53px;background-size:97px 97px,131px 131px;mask-image:linear-gradient(#000,transparent 82%)}
.town-intro,.town-art,.town-story{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:1400px;margin-inline:auto}
.town-intro{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:8%;align-items:end;margin-bottom:42px}
.town-intro h2{font-size:clamp(40px,4.5vw,68px)}
.town-lede>p{margin:0;color:#d3dfeb;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8}
.town-facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);margin-top:26px;border-block:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.28)}
.town-facts span{padding:16px 15px;border-right:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.2);color:#93a9bd;font-size:9px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.town-facts span:last-child{border-right:0}
.town-facts b{display:block;margin-bottom:5px;color:#f0ce83;font:600 12px var(--serif);letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:none}
.town-art{margin-block:0;border:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.55);background:#07111e;box-shadow:0 40px 100px rgba(0,0,0,.55),0 0 70px rgba(77,153,236,.12);overflow:hidden}
.town-art::before,.town-art::after{content:"✦";position:absolute;z-index:2;top:14px;color:var(--gold);font-size:17px;text-shadow:0 0 14px #fff8}
.town-art::before{left:16px}.town-art::after{right:16px}
.town-art a{display:block;position:relative}
.town-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:min(78vh,900px);object-fit:contain;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0c2d65,#fff 48%,#0c2d65)}
.town-art figcaption{position:absolute;right:18px;bottom:18px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto auto;gap:2px 12px;align-items:center;padding:12px 16px;border:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.55);background:rgba(4,13,27,.88);box-shadow:0 12px 30px #0008;backdrop-filter:blur(12px)}
.town-art figcaption span{grid-column:1;color:#8fcfee;font:600 8px var(--serif);letter-spacing:.16em}
.town-art figcaption b{color:#f1d38f;font:600 11px var(--serif);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.town-art figcaption i{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/3;color:var(--gold);font-style:normal;font-size:20px}
.town-story{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-inline:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.25);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.25)}
.town-story article{position:relative;min-height:245px;padding:34px 34px 38px;border-right:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.25);background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(18,48,81,.84),rgba(5,16,29,.94))}
.town-story article:last-child{border-right:0}
.town-story article>span{position:absolute;right:25px;top:22px;color:#7894ae;font:600 10px var(--serif)}
.town-story h3{margin:10px 0 12px;color:#f4eddc;font-size:21px}
.town-story article>p:last-child{margin:0;color:#9eb1c3;font-size:13px;line-height:1.7}

@media(max-width:1000px){
  .town-intro{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}
  .town-art img{max-height:none}
  .town-story{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .town-story article{min-height:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.25)}
  .town-story article:last-child{border-bottom:0}
}

@media(max-width:680px){
  .aetheria-town{padding:78px 70px 65px 22px}
  .town-intro{margin-bottom:26px}
  .town-lede>p{font-size:14px}
  .town-facts{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .town-facts span{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.18)}
  .town-facts span:last-child{border-bottom:0}
  .town-art figcaption{position:static;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;margin:0;border:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(226,189,111,.35);background:#071522}
  .town-story article{padding:28px 24px 31px}
}