:root {
            --bg: #0f0d0a;
            --panel: #17130f;
            --ink: #e8dfcb; /* Main text color */
            --muted: #c8bda5;
            --gold: #b3914e;
            --line: #3a2f1e;
        }

        body {
            margin: 0;
            background: radial-gradient(circle at top, #1a1510 0%, var(--bg) 45%, #090806 100%);
            color: var(--ink); /* Apply ink color to body text */
            font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
        }

        .hero {
            position: relative;
            padding: 6rem 0;
            background-image:
                linear-gradient(rgba(10, 8, 6, 0.68), rgba(10, 8, 6, 0.88)),
                url('./images/image.png');
            background-size: cover; /* Ensure the image covers the hero section */
            background-position: center;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
            box-shadow: inset 0 -80px 120px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
        }

        .hero h1 {
            font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
            font-size: 2.7rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.06em;
            color: #f1e6cf; /* Slightly lighter than ink for contrast */
            text-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .hero p {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: var(--muted);
            max-width: 760px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            font-style: italic;
        }

        .story-wrap {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 3rem auto;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(31, 24, 17, 0.95), rgba(20, 16, 12, 0.96));
            border: 1px solid var(--line); /* Subtle border for definition */
            border-radius: 10px;
            padding: 2rem 2rem 2.5rem;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
        }

        .chapter {
            margin-top: 1.75rem;
            padding-top: 1.5rem; /* Space above each chapter */
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(179, 145, 78, 0.28);
        }

        .chapter:first-of-type {
            border-top: none;
            margin-top: 0.25rem;
            padding-top: 0;
        }

        h2 {
            font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            color: var(--gold); /* Highlight chapter titles */
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
        }

        h3 {
            font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
            color: #e1d2ad; /* Subheading color */
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
        }

        p {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            color: var(--ink);
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .dropcap::first-letter {
            float: left;
            font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
            font-size: 3rem;
            line-height: 0.9;
            margin-right: 0.4rem;
            color: var(--gold);
        }

        /* Visually Hidden Class for Skip Link */
        .visually-hidden-focusable {
            position: absolute;
            left: -9999px;
            z-index: 999;
        }

        .visually-hidden-focusable:focus {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            background: var(--gold);
            color: var(--bg);
            padding: 1rem 2rem;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: bold;
            border: 2px solid var(--ink);
            border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
            box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        }