/* Characters archive — visual hub + long-form profile polish */
body.characters-index-page .character-hero{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:32px 20px 34px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,.95fr);gap:0;align-items:stretch}
body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-hero-image{min-height:440px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:url('/images/character-archive.webp') center/cover no-repeat}
body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-hero-copy{padding:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:0;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111822,#080b10);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
body.characters-index-page .character-hero h1{margin:0;font:900 clamp(3rem,6vw,5.8rem)/.9 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.025em}
body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-dek{color:#c8d0d9;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.72}
.character-index-intro{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 30px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:16px}
.character-index-note,.character-index-stats{border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111822,#080b10);padding:28px}
.character-index-note h2{margin:8px 0 12px;font:900 2rem/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-index-note p{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65}
.character-index-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;padding:0;background:var(--line)}
.character-index-stats div{padding:24px;background:#0d1219}
.character-index-stats strong{display:block;color:var(--gold);font:900 2rem/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif}
.character-index-stats span{display:block;margin-top:8px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
body.characters-index-page .character-tools-band{margin-top:0;padding-top:42px}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-band{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:58px 20px 96px}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-band>div:first-child{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:18px}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-band>div:first-child h2{margin:4px 0 0;font:900 clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4.3rem)/.95 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-filter-panel{margin:22px 0 18px;padding:20px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111822,#080b10)}
.character-filter-heading{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-bottom:16px}
.character-filter-help{margin:4px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.85rem}
.character-filter-actions{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.character-filter-reset,.character-random-button{min-height:42px;padding:9px 13px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0b1017;color:#d7dde3;cursor:pointer;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-random-button{border-color:var(--blue)}
.character-filter-reset:hover,.character-random-button:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:#fff}
.character-filter-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}
.character-filter-grid label{display:grid;gap:7px;color:#8793a0;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-filter-grid input,.character-filter-grid select{min-height:48px;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#080c12;color:#e8edf1}
.character-filter-count{margin:14px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem}
.character-filter-empty{padding:18px 0 0;color:#c6a56b}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card{position:relative;min-height:430px;padding:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111822,#080b10);text-decoration:none;overflow:hidden}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card:hover{border-color:rgba(200,208,214,.58);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.character-card-art{height:190px;margin:-28px -28px 22px;overflow:hidden;background:#080b10;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative}
.character-card-art:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(5,6,9,.42),transparent 48%);pointer-events:none}
.character-card-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .28s ease}
.archive-link-card:hover .character-card-art img{transform:scale(1.035)}
.character-card-art.is-loading{display:grid;place-items:center}
.character-card-art.is-loading:before{content:"Loading image";color:#596674;font-size:.65rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card .meta{color:var(--blue);font-size:.7rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card h3{margin:12px 0 10px;font:900 1.85rem/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card p:not(.meta){color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.62}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card b{margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;color:var(--gold);font-size:.8rem}
body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card[hidden]{display:none!important}

/* Shared polish for individual character / creature files */
body.character-file-page .article-hero{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:32px 20px 42px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,.95fr);gap:0;align-items:stretch}
body.character-file-page .article-hero-image{min-height:440px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#090d13 center/cover no-repeat}
body.character-file-page .article-hero-copy{padding:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:0;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#111822,#080b10);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
body.character-file-page .article-hero-copy h1{font:900 clamp(3rem,6vw,5.8rem)/.9 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.025em}
body.character-file-page .article-dek{color:#c8d0d9;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.72}
body.character-file-page .article-layout{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 100px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 310px;gap:42px}
body.character-file-page .longform{min-width:0}
body.character-file-page .longform>h2{padding-top:30px;margin-top:38px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font:900 clamp(2rem,4vw,3.2rem)/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
body.character-file-page .longform>p{color:#c4ccd5;line-height:1.82}
body.character-file-page .dropcap:first-letter{float:left;font:900 4.6rem/.8 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;color:var(--gold);padding:9px 10px 0 0}
body.character-file-page .method-note{margin:28px 0;padding:22px 24px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);background:#0d1219;color:#c3ccd5}
body.character-file-page .pull-quote{margin:32px 0;padding:24px 26px;border-top:1px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);color:#e4e7ea;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.7}
body.character-file-page .profile-gallery-inline{margin:34px 0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0a0e14}
body.character-file-page .profile-gallery-inline img{width:100%;max-height:580px;object-fit:cover;display:block}
body.character-file-page .profile-gallery-inline figcaption{padding:12px 15px;color:#8793a0;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.55}
body.character-file-page .article-rail{position:sticky;top:98px;align-self:start}
body.character-file-page .rail-card{margin-bottom:12px;padding:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0d1219}
body.character-file-page .rail-card a{display:block;padding:8px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);text-decoration:none;color:#d6dce2}
body.character-file-page .rail-card a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
body.character-file-page .guide-table>div{padding:15px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:190px 1fr;gap:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
body.character-file-page .guide-table strong{color:var(--gold)}
body.character-file-page .guide-table span{color:var(--muted)}
body.character-file-page .sources{padding-left:20px}
body.character-file-page .sources li{margin:9px 0;color:var(--muted)}
body.character-file-page .sources a{color:var(--blue)}
.character-file-strip{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 28px}
.character-file-strip-inner{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#090d13}
.character-file-strip-track{min-width:720px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.character-file-strip a{padding:14px 10px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);text-align:center;text-decoration:none}
.character-file-strip a:last-child{border-right:0}
.character-file-strip a span{display:block;color:#72808d;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-file-strip a strong{display:block;margin-top:5px;font:900 .9rem/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-file-strip a.is-current strong{color:var(--gold)}
.character-file-nextprev{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto 76px;padding:0 20px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px}
.character-file-nextprev a{padding:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0d1219;text-decoration:none}
.character-file-nextprev a:last-child{text-align:right}
.character-file-nextprev span{display:block;color:var(--blue);font-size:.67rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}
.character-file-nextprev strong{display:block;margin-top:7px;font:900 1.25rem/1 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}

@media(max-width:1050px){
 body.characters-index-page .character-hero,body.character-file-page .article-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-hero-copy,body.character-file-page .article-hero-copy{border-left:1px solid var(--line);border-top:0}
 body.characters-index-page .archive-link-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
 .character-filter-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
 body.character-file-page .article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 body.character-file-page .article-rail{position:static;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:12px}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .character-index-intro,body.characters-index-page .archive-link-grid,.character-file-nextprev{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 body.characters-index-page .character-hero{padding-top:20px}
 body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-hero-image{min-height:260px}
 body.characters-index-page .character-hero .article-hero-copy{padding:28px 22px}
 .character-filter-heading{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}
 .character-filter-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 body.characters-index-page .archive-link-band{padding-inline:12px}
 body.characters-index-page .archive-link-card{min-height:0}
 .character-card-art{height:165px}
 body.character-file-page .article-hero{padding-top:20px}
 body.character-file-page .article-hero-image{min-height:260px}
 body.character-file-page .article-hero-copy{padding:28px 22px}
 body.character-file-page .article-layout{padding-bottom:70px}
 body.character-file-page .article-rail{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 body.character-file-page .guide-table>div{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:5px}
 .character-file-nextprev a:last-child{text-align:left}
}
.character-archive-group{margin-top:22px}
.character-archive-group+[data-character-group="creatures"]{margin-top:72px;padding-top:44px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.character-group-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;align-items:end;margin:0 0 18px;padding:0 2px}
.character-group-heading h3{margin:5px 0 0;font:900 clamp(2rem,4vw,3.5rem)/.95 "Arial Narrow",Impact,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-group-heading>p{max-width:520px;margin:0;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;text-align:right}
.character-archive-group[hidden]{display:none!important}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .character-group-heading{align-items:start;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
 .character-group-heading>p{text-align:left}
 .character-archive-group+[data-character-group="creatures"]{margin-top:52px;padding-top:34px}
}