:root{--ink:#f8f2e6;--gold:#e1bc78;--navy:#060b16;--muted:#b5bfd0;--border:rgba(233,197,130,.33)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--navy);color:var(--ink);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #e5c180;outline-offset:4px}

.preview-ribbon{position:relative;z-index:30;background:#18253b;border-bottom:1px solid #53637a;padding:8px 24px;color:#dfe6f2;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-align:center}
.topnav{height:86px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:12px clamp(20px,4vw,65px);background:#070c15;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(238,207,139,.19);gap:24px}
.brand{width:min(245px,35vw);height:auto}
.topnav .links{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;color:#e9d9ad;text-transform:uppercase}

.intro{min-height:570px;background:radial-gradient(circle at 78% 36%,rgba(212,154,56,.32),transparent 30%),linear-gradient(112deg,rgba(3,6,12,.94),rgba(5,10,24,.55)),url('https://neurobiosstudios.com/assets/hero/neurobios-studios-hero-desktop.png') center/cover no-repeat;display:grid;align-items:center;padding:90px clamp(24px,8vw,130px)}
.intro .copy{max-width:700px}
.kicker{text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.26em;font-weight:600;font-size:12px}
.intro h1{font-size:clamp(54px,8vw,108px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.01;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:20px 0}
.intro p:last-child{color:#d4d0c9;max-width:490px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}

.slate{min-height:510px;position:relative;background:radial-gradient(circle at 60% 5%,rgba(186,137,83,.16),transparent 50%),linear-gradient(180deg,#080e18ee,#0a0f19ee),url('https://neurobiosstudios.com/assets/posters/universal-partners.webp') center 40%/cover no-repeat;padding:72px clamp(24px,7vw,116px) 92px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(227,186,117,.32)}
.slate .heading{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px;margin-bottom:36px}
.slate h2{font-size:clamp(36px,4vw,58px);font-weight:400;margin:12px 0}
.slate p{color:#b7bbc9}
.slate-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}
.slate-card{min-height:215px;border:1px solid rgba(221,189,130,.27);background:rgba(9,14,22,.75);padding:20px 15px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;transition:transform .2s,background .2s}
.slate-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);background:#1d2736}
.slate-card .number{font-size:11px;color:var(--gold)}
.slate-card h3{font-size:18px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:500;margin:0}
.slate-card span{font-size:11px;color:#b0bdd0}

.showcase{position:relative;isolation:isolate;min-height:800px;background:#101c25 url('assets/evermere-golden-river-kingdom.png') center 45%/cover no-repeat;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(229,194,127,.35);padding:82px clamp(22px,5vw,82px) 98px;overflow:hidden}
.showcase:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(4,11,21,.25) 0%,rgba(5,14,25,.02) 24%,rgba(6,15,24,.12) 48%,rgba(4,10,20,.38) 100%)}
.showcase-title{text-align:center;max-width:880px;margin:0 auto 47px;text-shadow:0 3px 13px rgba(0,0,0,.62)}
.showcase-title h2{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,72px);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.04em;margin:13px 0 16px}
.showcase-title p{color:#f1e9dc;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;max-width:690px;margin:auto}
.showcase-title .kicker{font-size:12px}
.showcase-note{text-align:center;max-width:720px;margin:30px auto 0;color:#d1deea;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.055em;text-shadow:0 1px 5px #000}

.character-grid{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,235px));justify-content:center;gap:20px;align-items:stretch}
.character-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid rgba(234,198,132,.13);border-radius:15px;background:transparent;box-shadow:0 5px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.10);min-width:0;transition:transform .23s ease,border-color .23s ease,background .23s ease}
.character-card:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);border-color:rgba(245,211,158,.45);background:transparent}
/* v8: source portraits without baked-in display windows; no offset or compensating frame. */
.character-art{position:relative;aspect-ratio:1/1.10;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;
  -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.28) 8%,rgba(0,0,0,.70) 16%,#000 27%,#000 73%,rgba(0,0,0,.70) 84%,rgba(0,0,0,.28) 92%,transparent 100%),linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 9%,#000 23%,#000 75%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 92%,transparent 100%);
  mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.28) 8%,rgba(0,0,0,.70) 16%,#000 27%,#000 73%,rgba(0,0,0,.70) 84%,rgba(0,0,0,.28) 92%,transparent 100%),linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 9%,#000 23%,#000 75%,rgba(0,0,0,.35) 92%,transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-composite:source-in;mask-composite:intersect}
.character-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(1.01) contrast(1.02)}
.character-card.aster .character-art img{object-position:50% 23%}
.character-card.nova .character-art img{object-position:50% 26%}
.character-card.anova .character-art img{object-position:50% 50%;filter:brightness(1.10) saturate(1.04) contrast(1.02)}
.character-card.neurogirl .character-art img{object-position:50% 20%}
.character-art:after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:68% 0 0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(5,11,20,.10) 65%,rgba(5,11,20,.30));pointer-events:none;z-index:1}
.character-body{padding:14px 16px 17px;flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,13,23,.30),rgba(7,13,23,.70) 13%,rgba(7,13,23,.77) 87%,rgba(7,13,23,.30))}
.character-tag{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:#e1bc78;text-transform:uppercase}
.character-name{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:24px;margin:7px 0 8px;line-height:1.12}
.character-body p{font-size:12.5px;color:#e1e3e7;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 15px}
.character-visit{margin-top:auto;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.10em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#e6c78d}

.positioning{background:#080d16;padding:74px clamp(24px,7vw,116px) 110px}
.positioning h2{font:400 clamp(35px,4vw,56px)/1.2 Georgia,serif;margin:15px 0 36px}
.position-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:23px;max-width:1100px}
.position-card{border:1px solid rgba(221,189,130,.22);border-radius:12px;background:#0d1520;padding:26px}
.position-card h3{color:#e7c384;font-size:20px;font-weight:500}
.position-card p{color:#b3bfcd;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}

.foot{border-top:1px solid rgba(227,186,117,.2);padding:32px 7vw;color:#9caac0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font-size:13px;background:#060b14}

@media(max-width:1100px){
  .slate-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
  .character-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,235px));justify-content:center;max-width:520px}
  .character-art{aspect-ratio:1/1.08}
  .showcase{background-position:center top}
  .topnav .links{gap:14px}
}

@media(max-width:650px){
  .topnav{height:auto;min-height:76px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .brand{width:210px;max-width:70vw}
  .topnav .links{width:100%;justify-content:center;gap:15px;font-size:10px}
  .intro{min-height:480px}
  .slate{padding:55px 20px}
  .slate-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .slate-card{min-height:135px}
  .slate-card h3{font-size:16px}
  .showcase{padding:62px 18px 68px;background-position:58% center}
  .character-grid{gap:12px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .character-art{aspect-ratio:1/1.17}
  .character-card.nova .character-art img,.character-card.aster .character-art img{height:100%;margin-top:0;transform:none}
  .character-body{padding:13px 12px 17px}
  .character-name{font-size:21px}
  .character-body p{font-size:12px}
  .character-visit{font-size:10px}
  .showcase-title p{font-size:14px}
  .position-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .positioning{padding:65px 20px}
}

@media(max-width:380px){
  .character-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:290px}
  .character-art{aspect-ratio:4/3.7}
}