/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Viru Group — Sovereign Trust System
   Shared stylesheet · No frameworks · Architectural restraint
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

:root {
  /* Sovereign palette */
  --sovereign:        #0A1128;
  --sovereign-deep:   #060A1A;
  --sovereign-mute:   #1A2240;

  --copper:           #C88A58;
  --copper-light:     #E0AE83;
  --copper-deep:      #8E5E36;

  --pearl:            #FAFAFA;
  --vellum:           #F0EFEA;
  --ash:              #DCDAD3;
  --slate:            #4A4E5A;
  --whisper:          #8C8F97;
  --ink:              #0A1128;

  /* Type families */
  --font-display: 'Cinzel', 'Marcellus', ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
  --font-serif:   'Marcellus', ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
  --font-sans:    'Manrope', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  /* Tracking */
  --t-cinzel:  0.08em;
  --t-display: -0.01em;
  --t-eyebrow: 0.32em;
  --t-mono:    0.24em;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--pearl);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

::selection { background: var(--copper); color: var(--pearl); }

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--copper); outline-offset: 3px; }

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Top meta strip — establishes the cartouche
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.strip {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper);
}
.strip-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.55rem 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-light);
}
.strip-inner span { display: inline-flex; gap: 0.6em; align-items: center; }
.strip-inner span::before {
  content: "";
  width: 5px; height: 5px;
  background: var(--copper);
  display: inline-block;
}

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Navigation
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.nav-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.5rem 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand-mark { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
.brand-word {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-cinzel);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
}
.brand-word .accent { color: var(--copper-deep); }
.brand-sub {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--whisper);
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  display: block;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 2.5rem; }
.nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate);
  transition: color 240ms ease;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
}
.nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--sovereign); }
.nav-links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 50%;
  width: 0; height: 1px;
  background: var(--copper);
  transition: width 280ms ease, left 280ms ease;
}
.nav-links a:hover::after,
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"]::after { width: 100%; left: 0; }

.nav-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl) !important;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 260ms ease, color 260ms ease;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--copper); color: var(--sovereign) !important; }
.nav-cta::after { content: none !important; }

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Hero — home
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--pearl);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 70% 20%, rgba(200, 138, 88, 0.07), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 80% at 0% 100%, rgba(10, 17, 40, 0.04), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.hero-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8rem 2.5rem 7rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: end;
}
.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.hero-eyebrow::before, .hero-eyebrow::after {
  content: "";
  width: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--copper);
}
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 6.2vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  text-transform: none;
}
.hero h1 .italic { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--copper-deep); }
.hero-lead {
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
}
.hero-meta {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
  padding-top: 2rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.hero-meta-item .k {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.hero-meta-item .v {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 3.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 280ms ease, color 280ms ease, border-color 280ms ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl);
  border: 1px solid var(--sovereign);
}
.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--copper);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  border-color: var(--copper);
}
.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  border: 1px solid var(--sovereign);
}
.btn-ghost:hover {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl);
}
.btn .arrow { transition: transform 320ms ease; }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Service Pillars
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.pillars-section {
  background: var(--vellum);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.section-head {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6rem 2.5rem 3rem;
}
.section-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.section-h {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  max-width: 24ch;
}
.section-h .italic { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--copper-deep); }

.pillars {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 2.5rem 6.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.pillar {
  padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ash);
  background: var(--vellum);
  transition: background 360ms ease;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.pillar:last-child { border-right: none; }
.pillar:hover { background: var(--pearl); }
.pillar .num {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  color: var(--copper);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.pillar .title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-transform: none;
}
.pillar .lead {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.pillar .meta {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
}
.pillar .meta span { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.pillar .meta span:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.pillar .link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper);
  padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
  transition: color 240ms ease, border-color 240ms ease;
}
.pillar .link:hover { color: var(--copper-deep); border-color: var(--copper-deep); }
.pillar .link .arrow { transition: transform 280ms ease; }
.pillar .link:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Heritage
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.heritage {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 7rem 2.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.heritage-text p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 58ch;
}
.heritage-text p + p { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.heritage-quote {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--copper);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  max-width: 50ch;
}

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Jurisdictions
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.juris-section {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.juris-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 60% at 90% 10%, rgba(200, 138, 88, 0.18), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 35% 50% at 10% 100%, rgba(200, 138, 88, 0.10), transparent 70%);
  z-index: -1;
}
.juris-section .section-h { color: var(--pearl); }
.juris-section .section-eyebrow { color: var(--copper-light); }

.juris-grid {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 2.5rem 7rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--copper);
  border: 1px solid var(--copper);
}
.juris {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  padding: 2.25rem 2rem;
  transition: background 320ms ease;
}
.juris:hover { background: var(--sovereign-mute); }
.juris .flag {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-light);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.juris .name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--pearl);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.juris .ticket {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.62);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Inquiry
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.inquiry {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 7rem 2.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.inquiry .form-block {
  background: var(--vellum);
  padding: 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
}
.inquiry .form-block h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.inquiry .form-block p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
}
.channels { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.5rem; }
.channel {
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.channel:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.channel .k {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.channel .v {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
}
.channel .v.link { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper); padding-bottom: 0.2rem; transition: border-color 220ms ease; }
.channel .v.link:hover { border-color: var(--sovereign); }

.form-field { display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.form-field .label {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
}
.form-field .label .req { color: #8C4B3D; margin-left: 0.4em; }
.form-field input,
.form-field select,
.form-field textarea {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 220ms ease;
}
.form-field select { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1rem; }
.form-field textarea { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; resize: vertical; min-height: 4.5rem; }
.form-field input:focus,
.form-field select:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--copper); }

.form-field.invalid input,
.form-field.invalid select,
.form-field.invalid textarea,
.form-field.invalid .phone-row { border-bottom-color: #8C4B3D; }

.form-field .field-error {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #8C4B3D;
  min-height: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.form-field .field-hint {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--whisper);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Phone — country select + number input side-by-side, sharing one hairline */
.phone-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(120px, auto) 1fr;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
  transition: border-color 220ms ease;
}
.phone-row:focus-within { border-bottom-color: var(--copper); }
.phone-row select,
.phone-row input {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  width: 100%;
}
.phone-row select {
  padding-right: 0.75rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ash);
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 10 6' fill='none' stroke='%23C88A58' stroke-width='1.4'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4 4 4-4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 0 center;
  background-size: 9px;
  padding-right: 1.5rem;
}
.phone-row input { padding-left: 0.85rem; }

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Footer
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.footer {
  background: var(--sovereign-deep);
  color: var(--whisper);
  padding: 4rem 2.5rem 2.5rem;
}
.footer-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
}
.footer-brand .brand-word { color: var(--pearl); }
.footer-brand p {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 36ch;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.55);
}
.footer h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.footer ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem; }
.footer ul a, .footer ul li {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.75);
  transition: color 200ms ease;
}
.footer ul a:hover { color: var(--copper-light); }
.footer-bottom {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.42);
}

/* ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Legal fine print — sovereign advisory register
   Discreet, almost private-banking footnote tone.
   Text is in the DOM (bots read it), but visually it sits
   as quiet typography: ~10–11px, tracked uppercase, low
   contrast against the sovereign-deep ground.
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.footer-legal {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 0;
}

/* Single compressed ribbon — entity · office · trading name */
.footer-legal-ribbon {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.30);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.footer-legal-ribbon .strong { color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.42); }
.footer-legal-ribbon .sep {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0.55em;
  color: rgba(200, 138, 88, 0.32);
}

/* Disclaimer — fine print paragraph; spans full footer width, low contrast */
.legal-disclaimer {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.22);
  letter-spacing: 0.018em;
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  white-space: normal;
}
.legal-disclaimer strong { color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.36); font-weight: 500; }

/* Legal links row */
.legal-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.legal-links a {
  color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.28);
  transition: color 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  padding-bottom: 0.12rem;
}
.legal-links a:hover {
  color: var(--copper-light);
  border-bottom-color: var(--copper);
}
.legal-links .sep { color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.14); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .footer-legal { margin-top: 2rem; padding-top: 1.75rem; }
  .footer-legal-ribbon .sep { margin: 0 0.4em; }
}

/* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PRACTICE SUB-PAGES
   Smaller hero, prose blocks, process steps, matrices.
   ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── Sub-hero — for /practice/* pages ─────────────────── */
.sub-hero {
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.sub-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 80% at 90% 20%, rgba(200, 138, 88, 0.06), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.sub-hero-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 5rem 2.5rem 5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: 4rem;
  align-items: end;
}
.breadcrumb {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--whisper);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--copper-deep); transition: color 220ms ease; }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--sovereign); }
.breadcrumb .sep { color: var(--ash); }
.breadcrumb .current { color: var(--sovereign); }

.sub-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.6vw, 3.75rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
}
.sub-hero h1 .italic { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--copper-deep); }
.sub-hero .lede {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.sub-hero-meta {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
  padding-top: 2rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.sub-hero-meta .row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.sub-hero-meta .row:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
.sub-hero-meta .k {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
}
.sub-hero-meta .v {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  text-align: right;
}

/* ── Prose section — long form copy ───────────────────── */
.prose-section {
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.prose-section.vellum { background: var(--vellum); }
.prose-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6rem 2.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.prose-aside .section-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.prose-aside h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.25rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.prose-aside h2 .italic { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--copper-deep); }

.prose p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 62ch;
}
.prose p + p { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.prose p strong, .prose p em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
}

/* ── Process — numbered linear steps ──────────────────── */
.process {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.process > li {
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 4rem 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.process > li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.process .step-num {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  color: var(--copper);
}
.process .step-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.process .step-body {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 50ch;
}

/* ── Matrix — tabular schedule of programs/jurisdictions ─ */
.matrix {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}
.matrix caption {
  text-align: left;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
}
.matrix th, .matrix td {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 1.15rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
  vertical-align: top;
}
.matrix th {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--whisper);
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-bottom-color: var(--copper);
}
.matrix td:first-child {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
}
.matrix td.num {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
}
.matrix td.muted { color: var(--whisper); font-size: 0.9rem; }
.matrix tr:hover td { background: var(--vellum); }
.matrix-wrap { overflow-x: auto; }

/* ── Case row — anonymous mandate lines ───────────────── */
.case {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 9rem 1fr;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  padding: 2.25rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.case:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.case .year {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.case .case-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.case .case-body {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--slate);
  max-width: 62ch;
}
.case .case-meta {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--whisper);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.case .case-meta span::before {
  content: "·";
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--copper);
}

/* ── Hairline divider ─────────────────────────────────── */
.rule-block {
  background: var(--sovereign);
  color: var(--pearl);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper);
}
.rule-block-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4.5rem 2.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.rule-block .eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-light);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.rule-block p {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.65rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--pearl);
  max-width: 56ch;
}

/* ── Operating platforms — affiliated houses ──────────── */
.platforms-section {
  background: var(--pearl);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.platforms-grid {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 2.5rem 6rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--ash);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ash);
}
.platform {
  background: var(--pearl);
  padding: 3.25rem 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: background 360ms ease;
}
.platform:hover { background: var(--vellum); }
.platform .region {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--copper-deep);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}
.platform .region::before {
  content: "";
  width: 18px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--copper);
}
.platform .domain {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.platform .domain .tld { color: var(--copper-deep); }
.platform .blurb {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.platform .visit {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
  padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--copper);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-mono);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sovereign);
  transition: color 240ms ease, border-color 240ms ease;
}
.platform .visit:hover { color: var(--copper-deep); border-color: var(--copper-deep); }
.platform .visit .arrow { transition: transform 280ms ease; }
.platform .visit:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ── CTA block ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cta-block {
  background: var(--vellum);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--copper);
}
.cta-block-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6rem 2.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: 4rem;
  align-items: end;
}
.cta-block h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: var(--t-display);
  color: var(--sovereign);
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.cta-block h2 .italic { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; color: var(--copper-deep); }
.cta-block .lede {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 52ch;
}

/* ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Responsive
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .strip-inner, .nav-inner { padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; padding: 5rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
  .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
  .pillar { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ash); }
  .pillar:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .section-head { padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem 2rem; }
  .heritage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 5rem 1.5rem; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .juris-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
  .inquiry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 5rem 1.5rem; gap: 3rem; }
  .footer { padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
  .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }

  .sub-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; padding: 4rem 1.5rem; }
  .prose-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; padding: 4.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .process > li { grid-template-columns: 3rem 1fr; }
  .process .step-body { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding-left: 3rem; }
  .case { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .rule-block-inner, .cta-block-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 4rem 1.5rem; gap: 2rem; }
  .platforms-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .juris-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
}