:root{--gold:#B8902F;--gold-l:#E6C76A;--gold-d:#7E5E17;--url:#8a6a22;--ink:#2a2620;--muted:#7a7266;--line:#ece4d2;--soft:#fbf8f1}
*{box-sizing:border-box} body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font:18px/1.7 'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif}
a{color:var(--gold-d)}
.gold{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold) 45%,var(--gold-d));-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent}
header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10;background:rgba(255,255,255,.97);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.bar{position:relative;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:12px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none;flex-shrink:0}
.brand img{width:50px;height:50px} .brand .t{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.1}
.brand .t{line-height:1} .brand .name{font:600 27px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.04em;line-height:1} .brand .url{font:500 12.5px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.26em;color:var(--url);margin-top:-1px;line-height:1.2}
nav{margin-left:auto} nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:36px}
nav a{font:500 13px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
nav a:hover,nav a.on{color:var(--gold-d);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)} nav .m-only{display:none}
.burger{display:none;margin-left:auto;background:none;border:0;width:44px;height:44px;cursor:pointer;padding:10px}
.burger i{display:block;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:6px 0;border-radius:2px;transition:.25s}
.orn{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px;color:var(--gold);font-size:12px}
.orn::before,.orn::after{content:"";width:80px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold))} .orn::after{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.btn{display:inline-block;font:600 13px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;color:#fff;
 background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold) 45%,var(--gold-d));padding:14px 26px;border-radius:999px}
.btn.ghost{background:none;color:var(--gold-d);border:1px solid var(--gold)}
h2.sec{font:600 28px/1.3 'Cinzel',serif;text-align:center;margin:0 0 8px}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft);text-align:center;padding:40px 24px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px}
footer .brand{justify-content:center;margin-bottom:14px;text-align:left} footer .links{display:flex;gap:22px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:10px}
footer .links a{font:500 12px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none}
@media (max-width:860px){
 body{font-size:17px} .bar{padding:6px 12px;gap:10px} .brand{gap:8px} .brand img{width:34px;height:34px} .brand .name{font-size:20px} .brand .url{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;margin-top:-1px} .burger{width:40px;height:40px;padding:9px}
 .burger{display:block}
 nav{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;height:calc(100vh - 47px);background:#fff;transform:translateX(100%);transition:transform .3s;overflow:auto;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
 nav ul{flex-direction:column;gap:0;padding:12px 24px} nav .m-only{display:block}
 nav a{display:block;font-size:16px;padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
 nav a.on{border-bottom-color:var(--line)} nav a.on::before{content:"✦ ";color:var(--gold)}
 nav .m-only a{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
 body.open nav{transform:none}
 body.open .burger i:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(8px) rotate(45deg)} body.open .burger i:nth-child(2){opacity:0} body.open .burger i:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg)}
 h2.sec{font-size:22px}
}

footer .ver{margin-top:18px;font:400 13px 'Source Serif 4',serif;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#b3a891}
.m-ver{display:none}
@media (max-width:860px){.m-ver{display:block;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:24px;text-align:center;font:400 13px 'Source Serif 4',serif;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#b3a891}}
/* Language selector */
.lang{position:relative;margin-left:28px;flex-shrink:0}
.lang>button{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 12px;cursor:pointer;font:500 12px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--ink)}
.lang>button:hover,.lang.open>button{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold-d)}
.lang svg{width:15px;height:15px;stroke:var(--gold);fill:none;stroke-width:1.6}
.lang .caret{font-size:9px;color:var(--gold)}
.lang ul{display:none;position:absolute;right:0;top:calc(100% + 8px);min-width:170px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:6px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(126,94,23,.12);z-index:20}
.lang.open ul{display:block}
.lang li a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px}
.lang li a:hover{background:var(--soft)} .lang li a.on{color:var(--gold-d);font-weight:600} .lang li a.on::after{content:"✦";color:var(--gold)}
.lang li a span{font:500 11px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--muted)}
.burger{flex-shrink:0}
@media (max-width:860px){.lang{margin-left:auto;margin-right:2px}.lang>button{padding:5px 9px;font-size:11px}.burger{margin-left:0}.brand .name{font-size:18px}.brand .url{font-size:8.5px}}
/* Footer: follow on Patreon, and the social pages */
footer .follow{max-width:560px;margin:0 auto 34px;padding:26px 24px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;background:#fff}
.follow-t{font:600 22px Cinzel,serif;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--ink)}
.follow-s{margin:0 0 18px;color:#5a5246;font-size:16px}
.btn.pat{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.btn.pat img{width:18px;height:18px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
footer .soc{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px;margin-top:14px}
footer .soc a{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
footer .soc a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)} footer .soc svg{width:20px;height:20px;fill:var(--gold-d)}
/* Language selector flags */
.lang .fi{width:20px;height:15px;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.08);object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0}
.lang li a{justify-content:flex-start} .lang li a.on::after{margin-left:auto}
.lang ul{max-height:70vh;overflow:auto;min-width:200px}
/* Scripts Cinzel and Source Serif do not have: the language's own font (--sf, set per page) */
html[data-sf] :is(h1,h2,h3,.sec,nav a,.btn,.crumb a,.follow-t,.card .k,.page-head h1){font-family:var(--sf),serif;letter-spacing:.02em}
html[data-sf] body{font-family:'Source Serif 4',var(--sf),serif}
html[lang=ru] :is(h1,h2,h3,.sec,nav a,.btn,.crumb a,.follow-t,.card .k){font-family:'Source Serif 4',serif;letter-spacing:.03em}
[dir=rtl] .article blockquote{border-left:1px solid var(--line);border-right:6px solid var(--gold)}
[dir=rtl] .lang{margin-left:0;margin-right:28px} [dir=rtl] nav{margin-left:0;margin-right:auto}
[dir=rtl] .brand .t{text-align:left}
/* Large language selector: a panel of all languages in columns */
.lang>button{padding:8px 14px;font-size:13px;gap:8px} .lang>button .fi{width:24px;height:18px}
.lang ul{display:none;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:4px;min-width:600px;max-height:none;padding:12px}
.lang.open ul{display:grid}
.lang li a{padding:10px 12px;font-size:16px;gap:12px} .lang li a .fi{width:26px;height:20px}
@media (max-width:860px){
 .lang{position:static}
 .lang ul{position:absolute;left:8px;right:8px;top:calc(100% + 6px);min-width:0;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));max-height:75vh;overflow:auto}
 .lang li a{font-size:15px;padding:11px 10px}
}
/* The cookie question (js/consent.js), pinned to the foot of the window. */
.consent{position:fixed;z-index:30;left:16px;right:16px;bottom:calc(16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px));display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:12px 22px;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 20px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(126,94,23,.18);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink)}
.consent p{flex:1 1 300px;margin:0}
.consent-actions{display:flex;gap:10px;margin-left:auto}
.consent button{min-height:44px;padding:0 22px;border-radius:999px;font:600 13px 'Cinzel',serif;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer}
.consent-decline{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;color:var(--muted)}
.consent-accept{border:0;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold) 45%,var(--gold-d))}
@media (max-width:520px){.consent-actions{width:100%}.consent button{flex:1}}

html,body{overflow-x:clip}

/* Ars Vajrae: dark theme — black with a faint indigo tint, old gold */
:root{--bg:#0a0910;--bg2:#12101b;--card:#15131f;--gold:#c9a24a;--gold-l:#ecd08a;--gold-d:#d9b768;--url:#a59c8a;--ink:#ece4d2;--muted:#a59c8a;--line:#2a2535;--soft:#15131f}
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink)}
a{color:var(--gold-l)}
.gold{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold) 50%,#a7802c);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent}
header{background:rgba(10,9,16,.9);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(10px)}
nav a{border-bottom-width:1px} nav a:hover,nav a.on{color:var(--gold-l)}
.btn{color:#1a1408;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold))}
.btn.ghost{background:none;color:var(--gold-l);border-color:var(--gold-d)}
.btn.pat img{filter:brightness(0)}
footer{background:var(--bg2)}
footer .follow,footer .soc a{background:var(--card)} footer .soc svg{fill:var(--gold)}
.follow-s{color:var(--muted)} footer .ver,.m-ver{color:#6f6758}
@media (max-width:860px){nav{background:var(--bg)}}
.lang ul{background:var(--card);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.6)} .lang li a:hover{background:#1e1b2a}
.lang .fi{box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.consent{background:var(--card);box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.6)} .consent-decline{background:none}
.consent-accept{color:#1a1408;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-l),var(--gold))}