.topic-pathways,
.lead-invite {
  color: #ede7d6;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #11151d 0%, #0b0e14 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 198, 138, .24);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(216, 198, 138, .14);
  padding: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) 1.4rem;
}

.topic-pathways__inner,
.lead-invite__inner {
  width: min(100%, 72rem);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.topic-pathways__eyebrow,
.lead-invite__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 .8rem;
  color: #f0c84a;
  font: 700 .72rem/1.4 "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.topic-pathways h2,
.lead-invite h2 {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  color: #f4ecd6;
  font: 600 clamp(1.55rem, 3.4vw, 2.25rem)/1.18 "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
}

.topic-pathways__intro,
.lead-invite p {
  max-width: 48rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  color: #cfc8b6;
  font: 600 1.12rem/1.6 "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
}

.topic-pathways__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: .9rem;
}

.topic-pathways__card {
  display: block;
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  color: #ede7d6;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: rgba(20, 24, 33, .88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 198, 138, .24);
  border-radius: 5px;
  transition: transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}

.topic-pathways__card:hover,
.topic-pathways__card:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: #f0c84a;
  background: #171c26;
}

.topic-pathways__card strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
  color: #f0c84a;
  font: 700 .83rem/1.4 "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}

.topic-pathways__card span {
  display: block;
  color: #cfc8b6;
  font: 600 1rem/1.48 "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
}

.lead-invite {
  margin: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.lead-invite__inner {
  max-width: 48rem;
}

.lead-invite p {
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.lead-invite__button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 3.1rem;
  padding: .9rem 1.4rem;
  color: #1a1305;
  background: #f0c84a;
  border: 1px solid #f0c84a;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font: 700 .76rem/1.25 "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lead-invite__form {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .7rem;
  width: min(100%, 38rem);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.lead-invite .sr-only {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}

.lead-invite__form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 17rem;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 3.1rem;
  padding: .78rem 1rem;
  color: #f4ecd6;
  background: #090c12;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 198, 138, .42);
  border-radius: 3px;
  font: 600 1rem/1.35 "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
}

.lead-invite__form button {
  min-height: 3.1rem;
  padding: .8rem 1.2rem;
  color: #1a1305;
  background: #f0c84a;
  border: 1px solid #f0c84a;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 700 .74rem/1.25 "Cinzel", Georgia, serif;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lead-invite__form button:hover,
.lead-invite__form button:focus-visible {
  background: #ffda5a;
  border-color: #ffda5a;
}

.lead-invite__micro {
  margin: .8rem auto 0 !important;
  color: #918b7f !important;
  font-size: .82rem !important;
}

.lead-invite__button:hover,
.lead-invite__button:focus-visible {
  background: #ffda5a;
  border-color: #ffda5a;
}

/* DOSSIER BUTTON GOLD 2026-08-15
   Match every Dossier submit control to the site's bright Begin Reading gold
   without changing chapter, Hope of Heaven, or other resource offers. */
form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] button[type="submit"],
form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] input[type="submit"] {
  color: #1a1305 !important;
  background: #f0c84a !important;
  border-color: #f0c84a !important;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(240, 200, 74, .28);
}

form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] button[type="submit"]:hover,
form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] button[type="submit"]:focus-visible,
form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] input[type="submit"]:hover,
form[data-lead-offer="dossier"] input[type="submit"]:focus-visible {
  color: #1a1305 !important;
  background: #ffda5a !important;
  border-color: #ffda5a !important;
  outline: 3px solid rgba(240, 200, 74, .28);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .topic-pathways__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .topic-pathways__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .lead-invite__button { width: 100%; }
  .lead-invite__form input[type="email"],
  .lead-invite__form button { width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; }
}
/* FOOTER EMPHASIS 2026-08-12 */
footer {
  border-top: 2px solid rgba(240, 200, 74, .58) !important;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(240, 200, 74, .14), 0 -18px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
}

footer .fbrand,
footer .foot-brand,
footer > p:first-of-type {
  color: #f0c84a !important;
  font-family: "Cinzel", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.28rem, 1.7vw, 1.52rem) !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: .12em !important;
  line-height: 1.35 !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(240, 200, 74, .22);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

footer .fsub,
footer .foot-sub,
footer > p:nth-of-type(2) {
  color: #eee5d1 !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.25vw, 1.16rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
}

footer nav {
  gap: .8rem 1.55rem !important;
  margin-top: 1.9rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 1.9rem !important;
}

footer nav a,
footer a.topics-footer-link {
  color: #e1d8c2 !important;
  font-family: "Cinzel", Georgia, serif !important;
  font-size: clamp(.74rem, .78vw, .82rem) !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: .075em !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  padding: .16rem 0;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .72);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color .18s ease, text-shadow .18s ease;
}

footer nav a:hover,
footer nav a:focus-visible,
footer a.topics-footer-link:hover,
footer a.topics-footer-link:focus-visible {
  color: #f0c84a !important;
  text-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(240, 200, 74, .3);
}

footer .fcopy,
footer .foot-fine,
footer > p:last-of-type {
  color: #c9c0aa !important;
  font-size: .96rem !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: .015em !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

footer .sdg {
  color: #f0c84a !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

footer .fdiv,
footer .foot-rule,
footer > nav + div {
  width: 58px !important;
  height: 2px !important;
  background: #f0c84a !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 200, 74, .24);
  opacity: .95 !important;
}

footer .footer-inner {
  color: #d8cfbb !important;
  font-size: 1rem !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  gap: 1rem 2rem !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

footer .footer-inner a,
footer.foot a {
  color: #f0c84a !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

footer.foot {
  color: #d8cfbb !important;
  font-size: 1rem !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  footer {
    padding-top: 3rem !important;
    padding-bottom: 2.5rem !important;
  }
  footer nav {
    gap: .7rem 1rem !important;
    margin-top: 1.55rem !important;
    margin-bottom: 1.55rem !important;
  }
  footer nav a,
  footer a.topics-footer-link {
    font-size: .75rem !important;
  }
  footer .footer-inner {
    align-items: center !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    text-align: center !important;
  }
}
/* PRIORITY QC REPAIRS 2026-08-13 */
.lead-invite[data-seo-offer="dossier-end"] {
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.topic-pathways + footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}