/* ==========================================================================
   ActiveLands — shared blog stylesheet
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Mirrors the design tokens used by the main page (index.html) so the blog
   reads as the same site. Keep these values in sync if the main page changes.

   Background   #12151a   Alt #0F1319   Card #161a21
   Border       rgba(255,255,255,0.08)
   Gold accent  #C99A4B   Hover #E0B466   On-gold text #1A1408
   Text         #F7F8FA headline / #C7CCD2 lede / #B7BEC7 body / #9BA2AC muted
   Fonts        Space Grotesk (headlines), IBM Plex Sans (body),
                IBM Plex Mono (uppercase eyebrow labels)
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --al-bg: #12151a;
  --al-bg-alt: #0F1319;
  --al-card: #161a21;
  --al-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  --al-gold: #C99A4B;
  --al-gold-hover: #E0B466;
  --al-on-gold: #1A1408;
  --al-head: #F7F8FA;
  --al-lede: #C7CCD2;
  --al-body: #B7BEC7;
  --al-muted: #9BA2AC;
  --al-dim: #7A828C;
  --al-faint: #5A6169;
  --al-sans: 'IBM Plex Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --al-display: 'Space Grotesk', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --al-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--al-bg);
  color: #E7E9EC;
  font-family: var(--al-sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

::selection { background: var(--al-gold); color: var(--al-bg); }

a { color: var(--al-gold); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--al-gold-hover); }

/* ---------- Nav (matches the main page header) ---------- */

.al-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 18px 48px;
  background: rgba(18, 21, 26, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--al-border);
}

.al-logo {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 19px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: #F2F3F5;
}
.al-logo:hover { color: #F2F3F5; }
.al-logo span { color: var(--al-gold); }

.al-nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #AEB4BC;
}
.al-nav-links a { color: inherit; }
.al-nav-links a:hover { color: var(--al-gold-hover); }
.al-nav-links a[aria-current='page'] { color: var(--al-gold); }

.al-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--al-gold);
  color: var(--al-on-gold);
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.al-btn:hover { background: var(--al-gold-hover); color: var(--al-on-gold); }

.al-btn-lg { padding: 13px 26px; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 15px; }

/* ---------- Shared page shell ---------- */

.al-wrap { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 88px 24px 80px; }

.al-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--al-mono);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--al-gold);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* ---------- Blog index ---------- */

.al-index-title {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--al-head);
  margin: 0;
}

.al-index-intro {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--al-body);
}

.al-post-list {
  margin-top: 56px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.al-post-card {
  display: block;
  background: var(--al-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--al-border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 30px 32px;
  color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
.al-post-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(201, 154, 75, 0.5);
  color: inherit;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.al-post-meta {
  font-family: var(--al-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--al-faint);
}

.al-post-card h2 {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--al-head);
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}

.al-post-card p {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--al-muted);
}

.al-post-more {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--al-gold);
}

/* ---------- Article ---------- */

.al-article h1 {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--al-head);
  margin: 0;
}

.al-article h2 {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--al-head);
  margin: 44px 0 0;
}

.al-article .al-lede {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--al-lede);
}

.al-article p {
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--al-body);
}

.al-article ul { margin: 16px 0 0; padding-left: 22px; }

.al-article li {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--al-body);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.al-article li strong { color: #D6DBE1; }

.al-byline {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-family: var(--al-mono);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--al-faint);
}

/* Highlighted closing block inside an article */
.al-callout {
  margin-top: 48px;
  background: var(--al-card);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 154, 75, 0.25);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 32px;
}
.al-callout h2 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; }
.al-callout p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 14px; }

/* ---------- Post CTA ---------- */

.al-cta {
  margin-top: 56px;
  background: var(--al-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--al-border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 32px;
  text-align: center;
}

.al-cta-title {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 19px;
  color: #F2F3F5;
}

.al-cta-body { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--al-muted); }

.al-cta-alt {
  margin-top: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #8E96A0;
}

/* ---------- Footer (matches the main page footer) ---------- */

.al-footer { padding: 56px 48px; border-top: 1px solid var(--al-border); }

.al-footer-inner {
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}

.al-footer-logo {
  font-family: var(--al-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: #F2F3F5;
}
.al-footer-logo span { color: var(--al-gold); }

.al-footer-tag { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--al-dim); }

.al-footer-cols { display: flex; gap: 40px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--al-muted); }

.al-footer-h {
  color: var(--al-faint);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.al-footer-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }

.al-legal {
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 32px auto 0;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--al-faint);
}

/* ---------- Small screens ---------- */

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .al-nav { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; padding: 16px 20px; }
  .al-nav-links { gap: 18px; font-size: 13.5px; }
  .al-wrap { padding: 56px 20px 64px; }
  .al-index-title, .al-article h1 { font-size: 30px; }
  .al-article h2 { font-size: 21px; }
  .al-post-card { padding: 24px; }
  .al-callout, .al-cta { padding: 24px; }
  .al-footer { padding: 40px 20px; }
  .al-footer-cols { flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }
}