:root{--navy:#e6c558;--brass:#d4af37;--ink:#e8e4da;--muted:#9aa4b0;--line:rgba(255,255,255,0.12);--bg:#0a1018;--surface:#111c2a;--band:#132132}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
body{font:17px/1.65 "Mulish",-apple-system,Segoe UI,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
h1,h2,h3,.logo{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif}
a{color:var(--navy)}
.wrap{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
header{border-bottom:2px solid var(--brass);background:var(--surface)}
.nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:18px 0;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.logo{font-weight:700;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
.logo span{display:block;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.4em;color:var(--brass);font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase}
.nav a.link{margin-left:22px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.hero{padding:70px 0 55px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--surface), var(--bg))}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(28px,5vw,44px);line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy);max-width:640px}
.hero p{margin-top:18px;font-size:19px;color:var(--muted);max-width:600px}
.brass{color:var(--brass)}
section{padding:48px 0}
section h2{font-size:26px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:14px}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));gap:16px;margin-top:22px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--brass);border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:18px}
.card b{color:var(--navy);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:15.5px}
.card p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5}
.postlist{list-style:none;margin-top:10px}
.postlist li{padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.postlist a{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:19px;text-decoration:none}
.postlist p{color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;margin-top:4px}
.newsletter{background:var(--band);color:var(--ink);border-radius:12px;padding:34px;text-align:center;margin:20px 0 10px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.newsletter h2{color:var(--ink)}
.newsletter p{color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 18px}
.newsletter form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:420px;margin:0 auto;flex-wrap:wrap}
.newsletter input{flex:1;min-width:200px;padding:12px 14px;border-radius:8px;border:none;font-size:15px}
.newsletter button{padding:12px 22px;border-radius:8px;border:none;background:var(--brass);color:#0a1018;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:26px 0 40px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13.5px}
article{padding:46px 0}
article h1{font-size:clamp(26px,4.5vw,38px);line-height:1.2;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:14px}
article h2{font-size:23px;color:var(--navy);margin:30px 0 10px}
article p{margin:14px 0}
article li{margin:8px 0 8px 22px}
article strong{color:var(--ink)}
article em{color:var(--muted)}
article table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:16px 0;font-size:15.5px}
article th,article td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;padding:8px 10px 8px 0}
article th{color:var(--navy);font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
article hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:26px 0}
.backlink{font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
/* blog newsletter signup */
.nlform{background:var(--band);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:28px;margin:22px 0}
.nllead{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:14px}
.nlrow{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;max-width:520px}
.nlrow input{flex:1;min-width:220px;padding:13px 15px;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0a1018;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px}
.nlrow input::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.nlrow button{padding:13px 24px;border-radius:8px;border:none;background:var(--brass);color:#0a1018;font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.02em;cursor:pointer}
.nlrow button:hover{filter:brightness(1.08)}
.nlnote{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}
/* blog featured post + ward cards */
.featured{display:block;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;margin:20px 0;text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .3s}
.featured:hover{border-color:var(--brass)}
.featured img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.featured .fc{padding:22px 26px}
.featured .kick{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass)}
.featured h3{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:23px;color:var(--navy);margin:8px 0}
.featured p{color:var(--muted);font-size:15.5px}
.wardgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(230px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:16px 0 8px}
.wardcard{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .3s,transform .3s;display:block}
.wardcard:hover{border-color:var(--brass);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.wardcard img{width:100%;height:120px;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.wardcard .wc{padding:13px 15px}
.wardcard h4{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:4px;line-height:1.2}
.wardcard p{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.4}
/* related reading */
.related{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:36px;padding-top:14px}
.related h3{font-family:"Jost",sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:8px}
.related ul{list-style:none;margin:0}
.related li{margin:7px 0}
.related a{font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero{padding:46px 0 36px}}