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.character-portrait.scott img{top:-250%}
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/* A brief sheen sweeps across each portrait, then rests between passes. */
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/* Follow the list from Scott down to Alexander before repeating. */
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.character-portrait.joseph::after{animation-delay:1.6s}
.character-portrait.mark::after{animation-delay:3.2s}
.character-portrait.alexander::after{animation-delay:4.8s}
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/* The shield's bronze, the map's parchment, and Dourren's forests and river. */
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.hero{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 73% 44%,#96764440,transparent 52%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 85%,#335f5433,transparent 55%),linear-gradient(155deg,#253a2c,#101812 64%)}
.atlas{--text:#322919;--muted:#5e543e;--accent:#6b4929;--line:#6b492933;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 25% 10%,#f1e6c9,transparent 70%),#d9c69a;color:var(--text)}
.atlas .map-preview{border-color:#79532c99;box-shadow:0 14px 35px #513d2322}
.atlas .map-preview>span{background:#263b2aeb;color:#eee5d1;border-color:#d7b57780}
.world .world-themes article>span{color:var(--river)}
.book{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 50%,#8d6b3330,transparent 60%),#18231b}
.character-portrait,.living-art,.author-photo{border-color:#d7b57770}
.art-motion-toggle{color:var(--bronze);border-bottom-color:#d7b57755}