:root{--cast-paper:#ffffff;--cast-ink:#172a34;--cast-blue:#1145ba;--cast-line:#172a3430;--cast-amber:#daab6f;--cast-gutter:clamp(22px,6vw,94px)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}.characters-page{margin:0;background:var(--cast-paper);color:var(--cast-ink);font-family:var(--type-reading,Arial,sans-serif)}.characters-page a{color:inherit;text-underline-offset:5px}.characters-page button,.characters-page select,.characters-page input{font:inherit}.characters-page button,.characters-page a,.characters-page input,.characters-page select{-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent}.characters-page :focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--cast-blue);outline-offset:5px}.characters-page [hidden]{display:none!important}.character-skip{position:absolute;z-index:5;left:20px;top:-90px;padding:12px;background:var(--cast-paper)}.character-skip:focus{top:12px}.character-header{max-width:1540px;margin:auto;padding:30px var(--cast-gutter);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}.character-header>a:last-child{font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;min-height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center}.character-opening{max-width:1540px;padding:60px var(--cast-gutter) 58px;margin:auto}.character-eyebrow{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.8;margin:0 0 18px}.character-opening h1{font:400 clamp(72px,8.5vw,138px)/.98 var(--type-display,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:-.065em;margin:0}.character-opening h1 em{font-family:var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);font-weight:400;color:var(--cast-blue)}.character-opening-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:30px;margin-top:35px}.character-opening-bottom p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;margin:0}.character-opening-bottom a{font-size:13px;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;white-space:nowrap}.character-opening-bottom a span{margin-left:22px;font-size:20px}
.character-experience{max-width:1540px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--cast-gutter);display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(0,.9fr);align-items:center;gap:clamp(32px,6vw,90px);scroll-margin-top:24px}.character-portrait{background:transparent;position:relative;isolation:isolate;min-height:560px;aspect-ratio:.88;overflow:hidden;color:var(--cast-ink)}.character-portrait canvas{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 8%,#000 92%,transparent)}.character-portrait>img{position:absolute;left:10%;top:7%;width:80%;height:81%;object-fit:contain;z-index:2;will-change:opacity}.character-stage-caption{position:absolute;bottom:23px;left:28px;margin:0;font:italic 16px/1.6 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);z-index:3}.stage-edition{position:absolute;right:28px;bottom:26px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;z-index:3}.character-profile{padding:24px 0;min-width:0}.featured-feelings{display:flex;gap:8px 18px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:28px}.featured-feelings a{font-size:12px;padding:8px 0;min-height:40px;text-decoration:none}.featured-feelings a[aria-current=true]{color:var(--cast-blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}.character-profile h2{font:400 clamp(44px,4.6vw,72px)/1.1 var(--type-display,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.character-profile h2:focus{outline:none}.character-profile h2:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--cast-blue)}#character-hindi{font:400 24px/1.6 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);margin:8px 0 18px;color:#75634e}.character-intro{font-size:18px;line-height:1.85;max-width:34ch;margin:0 0 20px}.character-instrument{font-size:11px;margin:0 0 28px;color:#5d655e}.character-lyric{font:italic 21px/1.7 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);margin:30px 0 14px}.characters-page .character-song-link{font-size:12px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--cast-blue);padding:10px 0;display:inline-block}.character-song-link:hover{text-decoration:underline}.character-song-link span{margin-left:18px}.character-status{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip-path:inset(50%);white-space:nowrap}
.character-story{max-width:1540px;margin:120px auto 90px;padding:0 var(--cast-gutter);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:18px 8vw;align-items:start}.character-story>.character-eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1}.character-story h2{font:400 clamp(38px,4.2vw,65px)/1.13 var(--type-display,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:0}.character-story>p:not(.character-eyebrow){font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;margin:0;max-width:39ch}.character-story>.character-story-aside{grid-column:2;font:italic 23px/1.7 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif)!important;margin-top:12px!important;color:var(--cast-blue)}.character-library{max-width:1540px;margin:auto;padding:40px var(--cast-gutter) 100px;border-top:1px solid var(--cast-line);scroll-margin-top:25px}.character-library-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:24px}.character-library h2{font:400 clamp(34px,3.5vw,54px)/1.2 var(--type-display,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0}.character-library-heading>p{font-size:11px;white-space:nowrap}.character-filters{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px;margin:30px 0}.character-filter-buttons{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 24px}.character-filter-buttons button{min-height:44px;padding:8px 0;border:0;background:transparent;color:var(--cast-ink);font-size:12px;cursor:pointer}.character-filter-buttons button[aria-pressed=true]{color:var(--cast-blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}.character-filter-buttons button:hover{color:var(--cast-blue)}.character-search{max-width:370px}.character-search label{font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:6px}.character-search input{width:100%;font-size:14px;background:transparent;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid #5f6b70;padding:10px 0;border-radius:0;min-height:44px;color:var(--cast-ink)}.character-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:30px 20px;margin-top:30px}.character-card{text-decoration:none;display:block;min-width:0;position:relative}.character-card-art{background:transparent;aspect-ratio:2/3;overflow:hidden}.character-card img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;transition:transform .25s}.character-card:hover img{transform:translateY(-4px)}.character-card[aria-current=true] h3{color:var(--cast-blue);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}.character-card-label{position:relative;padding-top:12px}.character-card h3{font:500 15px/1.5 var(--type-reading,Arial,sans-serif);margin:0}.character-card-label>span{display:block;font-size:12px;color:#6c655a;line-height:1.8}.character-card small{display:block;font-size:10px;color:#6c655a;margin-top:4px}.character-empty{padding:50px 0}.character-empty button{background:transparent;color:var(--cast-blue);border:0;min-height:44px;padding:10px 0;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px;cursor:pointer}.character-footer{max-width:1540px;margin:auto;padding:45px var(--cast-gutter);border-top:1px solid var(--cast-line);display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:32px}.character-footer nav{display:flex;justify-content:end;align-items:start;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px 24px}.character-footer nav a{font-size:12px;padding:10px 0;text-decoration:none;min-height:44px}.character-footer>div>p{font:italic 17px/1.7 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);margin:20px 0}.character-footer .character-fiction{font-size:11px;color:#6c655a;grid-column:1/-1;margin:0}.character-footer .footer-copyright{font:400 11px/1.6 var(--type-reading,Arial,sans-serif);color:#6c655a}
/* The homepage invitation sits directly after the conversation chapter. */
.home-page .character-invitation{background:#102637;color:#f5eddd;padding:65px var(--page-gutter,6vw) 70px;--ui-focus:#efbd80}.character-invitation .section-head{max-width:1320px;margin:0 auto;border-color:#e9dccd30}.home-page .character-invitation .section-head>span{color:#c0c7c9}.character-invitation-grid{max-width:1320px;margin:40px auto 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px;align-items:center}.character-invitation h2{font:400 clamp(48px,5.4vw,84px)/1.07 var(--type-display,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:0 0 28px}.character-invitation h2 em{font-family:var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);font-weight:400;color:#e9b981}.character-invitation p{max-width:37ch;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85}.character-invitation-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;font-size:13px;min-height:48px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;border-bottom:1px solid #e9b981;margin-top:16px}.character-invitation-art{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;align-items:end;gap:0}.character-invitation-art figure{margin:0;min-width:0}.character-invitation-art img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:500px;object-fit:contain}.character-invitation-art figcaption{font-size:10px;text-align:center;margin:18px 0;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#e9b981}.character-invitation-art figcaption span{margin-left:8px;color:#f5eddd;opacity:.7}
@media(max-width:1100px){.character-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}.character-experience{gap:36px}.character-portrait{min-height:500px}.character-opening{padding-top:40px}.character-intro{font-size:16px}.character-invitation-grid{gap:30px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.character-header{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;gap:14px}.character-header .brand-studio{display:none}.character-opening{padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:36px}.character-opening h1{font-size:clamp(67px,12.5vw,92px)}.character-opening-bottom{align-items:start;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;margin-top:28px}.character-opening-bottom p{font-size:15px}.character-experience{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}.character-portrait{min-height:0;aspect-ratio:1/1.08}.character-profile{padding:22px 0 0}.character-profile h2{font-size:56px}.character-intro{max-width:40ch;font-size:17px}.featured-feelings{margin-bottom:23px}.character-story{grid-template-columns:1fr;margin-top:80px;margin-bottom:60px;gap:24px}.character-story>.character-story-aside{grid-column:1}.character-story>p:not(.character-eyebrow){max-width:48ch}.character-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:26px 14px}.character-library{padding-bottom:60px}.character-library-heading{align-items:start;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}.character-library-heading>p{margin:0}.character-footer{grid-template-columns:1fr}.character-footer nav{justify-content:start}.character-invitation-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:25px}.character-invitation-art{max-width:600px}.home-page .character-invitation{padding-top:35px;padding-bottom:40px}.character-invitation h2{font-size:clamp(48px,9vw,72px)}.character-invitation-art img{max-height:390px}}
@media(max-width:480px){.character-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.character-header>a:last-child{font-size:10px}.character-header .wordmark .brand-lettering{width:132px}.character-opening h1{font-size:clamp(50px,14.5vw,70px)}.character-stage-caption{left:18px;bottom:17px;font-size:14px}.stage-edition{right:18px;bottom:20px}.character-profile h2{font-size:48px}.character-filter-buttons{gap:6px 18px}.character-filter-buttons button{font-size:11px;padding:7px 0}.character-invitation-art figcaption span{display:block;margin:0}.character-invitation-art img{max-height:310px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.character-card img,.character-card-art{transition:none}.character-card:hover img{transform:none}}

/* One shared signature; every original English and Hindi identity stays intact. */
.character-signature,.character-name-signature{display:inline;font:400 14px/1.6 var(--type-reading,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:.01em;margin:0 .6em 0 0;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:baseline}
.character-word-pair{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:5px;margin:12px 0 20px;color:#75634e;max-width:100%}
#character-roman{font:italic clamp(22px,2.2vw,26px)/1.55 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);color:var(--cast-ink);max-width:100%;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.character-word-pair #character-hindi{font-size:17px;margin:0}
.character-card-signature{font:400 10px/1.6 var(--type-reading,Arial,sans-serif);letter-spacing:.01em;margin-right:.35em;white-space:nowrap}
.character-card-english{overflow-wrap:normal;word-break:normal}
.character-card-label .character-roman{font:italic 17px/1.65 var(--type-literary,Georgia,serif);color:var(--cast-ink);margin-top:5px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.character-card-label>span[lang=hi]{font-size:12px;margin-top:1px}
@media(max-width:480px){.character-card-label .character-roman{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}.character-card-label{padding-top:10px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.character-name-signature{display:block;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0}.character-profile h2{font-size:clamp(36px,10.5vw,56px)}.character-search input{font-size:16px}}