/* Uses your existing :root theme (no need to redefine it) */

/* Shell positioning within your existing layout */
.welcome-shell {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: clamp(160px, 10vh, 160px) auto 70px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  
}

/* Main card */
.welcome-card {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--nav-border);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.65);
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Subtle lighting effect that sits inside the card */
.welcome-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -40%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top center, rgba(255,255,255,.15), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(circle at bottom left, rgba(0,0,0,.55), transparent 65%);
  opacity: .75;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
}

.welcome-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Headline block */
.welcome-eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  opacity: .9;
}

.welcome-heading {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.welcome-heading h1 {
  font-family: "Cinzel Decorative", Georgia, serif; 
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: none;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align:center;
}


.welcome-subline {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-align:center;
}

/* Intro paragraph */
.welcome-lede {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
/* End paragraph block with shamrock line ABOVE the text */
.welcome-end {
  margin-top: 25px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-align: center;

  position: relative;      /* anchor pseudo-elements here */
  padding-top: 42px;       /* room for shamrocks + line above the text */
}

.welcome-end p {
  margin: 0;
}
/* Body content layout */
.welcome-body {
  margin-top: 26px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  font-size: .98rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* Two-column layout on larger screens */
@media (min-width: 880px) {
  .welcome-body {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    column-gap: 32px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .welcome-subline {
    padding-bottom: 48px;
  }
  .welcome-subline::before {
    bottom: 18px;
  }
  .welcome-subline::after {
    bottom: 6px;
  }
}

.welcome-body p + p {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

/* Highlight column */
.welcome-highlight {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28);
  padding-left: 18px;
}

.welcome-highlight strong {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #fff;
}

/* CTA row */
.welcome-cta-row {
  margin-top: 30px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
	
}

/* Primary button */
.welcome-cta-primary {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 12px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,0,0,.1), rgba(0,0,0,.55));
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: .80rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
  transition:
    background var(--speed) ease,
    transform var(--speed) ease,
    box-shadow var(--speed) ease,
    border-color var(--speed) ease;
}

.welcome-cta-primary span {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  transform: translateY(1px);
}

.welcome-cta-primary:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.16), rgba(0,0,0,.75));
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.75);
  border-color: #ffffff;
}

.welcome-cta-primary:active {
  transform: translateY(0);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}

/* Small secondary line next to button */
.welcome-cta-text {
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.welcome-cta-text b {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
}
/* Tagline under the h1 with shamrock line below it */
.welcome-subline {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  text-align: center;

  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 4px;
  margin-inline: auto;      /* centers the block itself */
  padding-bottom: 40px;     /* extra room for line + shamrocks */
}

/* Glowing Irish line – below the text but clear of it */
.welcome-subline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  bottom: 8px;             /* distance from bottom edge of subline */
  width: 80%;
  max-width: 600px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(255,255,255,0),
    rgba(255,255,255,.9),
    rgba(255,255,255,0)
  );
  opacity: .9;
}

/* Shamrock motif centered on the line */
.welcome-subline::after {
  content: "☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  bottom: 2px;              /* sits nicely on/near the line */
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
/* Glowing Irish line above the paragraph */
.welcome-end::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  top: 26px;               /* sits just below the shamrocks */
  width: 80%;
  max-width: 600px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(255,255,255,0),
    rgba(255,255,255,.9),
    rgba(255,255,255,0)
  );
  opacity: .9;
}

/* Shamrock motif centered above the line */
.welcome-end::after {
  content: "☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  top: 12.5px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}