:root {
  --black: #050505;
  --black-soft: #0a0a0b;
  --charcoal: #111214;
  --charcoal-light: #1a1b1e;
  --white: #f6f4ef;
  --muted: #a7a7a7;
  --gold: #c79a43;
  --gold-light: #e3be70;
  --gold-dark: #7c5921;
  --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  --container: 1200px;
  --radius: 2px;
  --header-height: 84px;
  --shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.04), transparent 30%),
    var(--black);
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: "Inter", Arial, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button,
input,
textarea,
select {
  font: inherit;
}

section[id] {
  scroll-margin-top: var(--header-height);
}

.container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--container));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 20px;
  top: -100px;
  z-index: 9999;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--black);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  top: 20px;
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.73rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
.brand-copy strong {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", Impact, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 8.6vw, 8.8rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.82;
}

h1 span {
  display: block;
}

h2 {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 0.9;
}

h3 {
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.section {
  padding: 110px 0;
}

.section-copy {
  max-width: 540px;
}

.section-copy > p:not(.eyebrow),
.about-copy p {
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.gold-rule {
  width: 72px;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 24px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-light), var(--gold-dark));
}

.button-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 52px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 28px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    transform 180ms ease,
    background 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease,
    color 180ms ease;
}

.button:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.button-small {
  min-height: 42px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  font-size: 0.69rem;
}

.button-gold {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-light), #b47b25);
  color: #080808;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.14);
}

.button-gold:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0d08e, var(--gold));
}

.button-dark,
.button-outline {
  border-color: rgba(227, 190, 112, 0.58);
  background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.72);
}

.button-dark:hover,
.button-outline:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold-light);
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--black);
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 1000;
  height: var(--header-height);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition:
    background 200ms ease,
    border-color 200ms ease,
    backdrop-filter 200ms ease;
}

.site-header.scrolled {
  border-color: var(--line);
  background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.header-inner {
  display: flex;
  height: 100%;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 34px;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
}

.brand-mark {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.brand-copy {
  display: grid;
  line-height: 1;
}

.brand-copy strong {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.brand-copy small {
  margin-top: 7px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.54rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.primary-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.primary-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 0.69rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.primary-nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -10px;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  content: "";
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.primary-nav a:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  margin-left: auto;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.nav-toggle span {
  display: block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 6px 0;
  background: var(--gold-light);
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 790px;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-media,
.hero-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.hero-media {
  background:
    url("assets/hero-placeholder.svg") center 25% / cover no-repeat,
    #111;
  transform: scale(1.02);
}

.hero-shade {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.98) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.86) 34%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 67%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82), transparent 42%);
}

.hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 790px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
}

.hero-copy {
  width: min(670px, 74%);
}

.hero-description {
  max-width: 560px;
  color: #c8c8c8;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.17rem);
}

.hero-tagline {
  align-self: end;
  margin-bottom: 80px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stats-strip {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.95);
}

.stats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.stat {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 126px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 18px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.stat:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.stat-icon {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.stat strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stat span:last-child {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  color: #bcbcbc;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.network {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(11, 11, 12, 0.94), rgba(11, 11, 12, 0.94)),
    url("assets/texture-placeholder.svg") center / cover;
}

.network-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.75fr 1.65fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 80px;
}

.map-panel {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 470px;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
}

.map-panel img {
  width: 100%;
  opacity: 0.83;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45));
}

.map-summary {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 28px 0 28px 30px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.42);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.map-summary div {
  display: grid;
}

.map-summary strong {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
}

.map-summary span {
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.map-glow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold-light);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 6px rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.12),
    0 0 22px 8px rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.36);
}

.glow-one {
  left: 21%;
  top: 44%;
}

.glow-two {
  left: 56%;
  top: 53%;
}

.glow-three {
  right: 22%;
  top: 37%;
}

.benefits {
  background: var(--black);
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
}

.feature-card {
  min-height: 240px;
  padding: 34px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.008)),
    var(--black-soft);
  transition:
    transform 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease,
    background 180ms ease;
}

.feature-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.54);
  background:
    linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.12), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01)),
    var(--black-soft);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.feature-icon {
  display: block;
  min-height: 46px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 2rem;
}

.feature-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.feature-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.academy {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0a0a0b;
}

.academy-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 72px;
}

.academy-image {
  position: relative;
}

.academy-image::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -18px 18px 18px -18px;
  z-index: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.35);
  content: "";
}

.academy-image img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.check-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 28px 0 32px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.check-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  color: #d0d0d0;
}

.check-list li::before {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--gold);
  content: "◆";
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

.events {
  background: var(--black);
}

.events-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.event-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
}

.event-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  transition:
    transform 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease;
}

.event-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.58);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.event-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.06);
}

.event-content {
  padding: 26px;
}

.event-type {
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.event-content h3 {
  margin: 8px 0 12px;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
}

.event-content p {
  min-height: 64px;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.event-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 15px 0;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: #d0d0d0;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.event-content > a {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.affiliate-cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 74px 0;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.38);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6, 6, 6, 0.96), rgba(16, 16, 17, 0.8)),
    url("assets/texture-placeholder.svg") center / cover;
}

.affiliate-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 60px;
}

.affiliate-inner > div:first-child {
  max-width: 640px;
}

.affiliate-inner h2 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.affiliate-inner p:not(.eyebrow) {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #bcbcbc;
}

.about {
  background: #080809;
}

.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.05fr;
  gap: 90px;
}

.about-copy {
  padding-top: 30px;
}

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #040404;
  color: #aaa;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr repeat(3, 0.7fr);
  gap: 60px;
  padding: 70px 0 55px;
}

.footer-brand p {
  max-width: 330px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.footer-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 17px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
}

.footer-grid > div:not(.footer-brand) {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.footer-grid a:not(.brand) {
  margin: 5px 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.footer-grid a:not(.brand):hover {
  color: var(--gold-light);
}

.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition:
    opacity 700ms ease,
    transform 700ms ease;
}

.reveal.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .primary-nav {
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .header-cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .network-grid,
  .academy-grid {
    gap: 44px;
  }

  .card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  :root {
    --header-height: 74px;
  }

  .container {
    width: min(calc(100% - 30px), var(--container));
  }

  .section {
    padding: 80px 0;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
  }

  .primary-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: var(--header-height) 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 16px 20px 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.98);
    transform: translateY(-140%);
    transition: transform 220ms ease;
  }

  .primary-nav.open {
    transform: none;
  }

  .primary-nav a {
    padding: 15px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .hero,
  .hero-grid {
    min-height: 760px;
  }

  .hero-media {
    background-position: 64% center;
  }

  .hero-shade {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.98), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72)),
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.88), transparent);
  }

  .hero-copy {
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 60px;
  }

  .hero-tagline {
    display: none;
  }

  .stats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .stat {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .network-grid,
  .academy-grid,
  .about-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .map-summary {
    position: static;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    margin-top: 16px;
    padding: 20px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.42);
    border-left: 0;
    transform: none;
  }

  .event-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .event-content p {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .affiliate-inner,
  .events-heading {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Interior page components                                          */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */

.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 360px;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
  padding-bottom: 60px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--black-soft);
}

.page-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
}

.page-hero .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.page-hero-lede {
  max-width: 620px;
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.content-section {
  padding: 90px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.content-section:last-of-type {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.content-section.alt {
  background: var(--black-soft);
}

.content-narrow {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.content-narrow p {
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.coming-soon-panel {
  padding: 44px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.45);
  background: rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.05);
}

.coming-soon-panel h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
}

.coming-soon-panel p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #bcbcbc;
}

.faq-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 26px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.faq-item {
  padding: 26px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--black-soft);
}

.faq-item h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.faq-item p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #bcbcbc;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.curriculum-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.curriculum-card {
  padding: 30px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--charcoal);
}

.curriculum-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
}

.curriculum-card ul {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  padding-left: 20px;
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.curriculum-card li {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.curriculum-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.school-card {
  padding: 32px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--black-soft);
}

.school-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
}

.school-card p {
  color: #bcbcbc;
}

.school-card .verified-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 154, 67, 0.5);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.63rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.checklist-inline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 22px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.checklist-inline li::before {
  margin-right: 8px;
  color: var(--gold);
  content: "◆";
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}

.legal-content h2 {
  margin-top: 46px;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
}

.legal-content h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.legal-content p,
.legal-content li {
  color: #c2c2c2;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .curriculum-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 18vw, 5.6rem);
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 3rem;
  }

  .brand-copy strong {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .brand-copy small {
    font-size: 0.47rem;
  }

  .brand-mark {
    width: 38px;
  }

  .button-row,
  .button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .stats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stat {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding-left: 28px;
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .map-panel {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .map-summary {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}