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/* CONSCIOUS AETHER — ANCESTRAL COSMIC PORTAL EDITION 0.2 */
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.aether-portal,.aether-button,.aether-portal-photo{transition:none}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* CONSCIOUS AETHER v0.4: LIVING REALM PAGES */
.ca-realm-page{background:#080a27;color:#f9ebd8;overflow:hidden}
.ca-realm-hero{position:relative;min-height:660px;display:flex;align-items:center;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,8,30,.96) 0%,rgba(13,9,45,.83) 41%,rgba(18,8,43,.33) 100%),var(--realm-image);background-size:cover,cover;background-position:center,center 44%;border-bottom:2px solid #d7a254;box-shadow:inset 0 -70px 95px rgba(8,6,38,.65)}
.ca-realm-hero:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 60% 30%,rgba(128,77,237,.17),transparent 50%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 90% 62%,rgba(255,195,79,.2),transparent 35%);pointer-events:none}
.ca-realm-inner{z-index:1;position:relative;padding:135px 20px 100px;max-width:1220px;width:100%}
.ca-realm-inner>p:not(.aether-eyebrow){max-width:610px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:#f0dfeb;text-shadow:0 2px 20px #08081d}
.ca-realm-inner h1{font-family:Cinzel,Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(39px,5vw,77px);line-height:1.12;color:#ffda9b;margin:18px 0 7px;text-shadow:0 0 28px #a56ab8,0 3px 25px #110821}
.ca-realm-inner h2{font-family:Cinzel,Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;color:#fff1d1;font-size:clamp(19px,2.3vw,31px);margin:15px 0 18px;max-width:720px}
.ca-realm-inner .aether-button{margin-top:24px;display:inline-flex;text-decoration:none}
.ca-realm-shimmer{position:absolute;right:7%;top:22%;font-size:60px;color:rgba(255,225,150,.45);text-shadow:0 0 50px #e4acfa;z-index:1}
.ca-realm-story{padding:100px 0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 8%,#37256c,#10133f 50%,#0a0d2b 90%);position:relative}
.ca-realm-story:before{content:'';pointer-events:none;position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:radial-gradient(circle,#b4aaff77 1px,transparent 2px);background-size:78px 93px;opacity:.12}
.ca-realm-story>.ca-shell{position:relative;z-index:1}
.ca-realm-blocks{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:23px;margin:45px 0 50px}
.ca-realm-block{border:1px solid #e8b66e9c;background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(74,40,110,.67),rgba(12,11,41,.9));box-shadow:inset 0 0 32px #7033af3b,0 12px 38px #06072272;border-radius:110px 110px 18px 18px;padding:55px 26px 35px;min-height:265px;text-align:center}
.ca-realm-number{font-size:36px;font-family:Cinzel,serif;color:#e1b672;text-shadow:0 0 18px #dfa4ff}
.ca-realm-block h3{font-family:Cinzel,Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;color:#ffe0a1;margin:15px 0}
.ca-realm-block p{color:#e1d0e8;line-height:1.75;font-size:14px}
.ca-realm-editor-content{margin:45px auto 0;max-width:950px;padding:32px;background:#0b0e30b8;border:1px solid #9f78b5;border-radius:22px}
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.ca-realm-editor-content a{color:#ffda9d}.ca-realm-note,.ca-realm-notice{max-width:930px;margin:35px auto 0;padding:15px 22px;text-align:center;color:#e1d8ef;border:1px solid #a77dc35c;border-radius:10px;background:#241c4a8f}
.ca-realm-next{padding:85px 0 100px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0a0d28 0%,#241452 55%,#0a0d2b 100%);text-align:center}
.ca-realm-next h2{font-family:Cinzel,serif;color:#f6ce8b;font-size:clamp(25px,3.4vw,42px);margin:0 0 36px}
.ca-realm-mini-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}
.ca-realm-mini{min-height:220px;border:1px solid #e1ad6c;border-radius:110px 110px 16px 16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;padding:20px 7px;color:#ffe6ba;text-decoration:none;background-image:linear-gradient(0deg,#080822ee 0%,#221451aa 45%,transparent 100%),var(--tile-image);background-position:center;background-size:cover;box-shadow:0 0 20px #bc76e13b;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.ca-realm-mini:hover{transform:translateY(-7px);box-shadow:0 0 25px #b973f0aa}.ca-realm-mini span{font-family:Cinzel,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;text-shadow:0 3px 8px #000}.ca-realm-mini small{font-size:10px;margin-top:11px;color:#edba70;letter-spacing:1px}
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