/* Champagne gold, engraved details and independent section typography. */
.how-refined{position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden;padding:86px 24px 68px;border-block:1px solid #493b244d;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 38%,#9b753716,transparent 65%),linear-gradient(125deg,#090a08,#060705 65%,#0c0c09);color:#f3ecdc}
.how-refined:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%,transparent 0 155px,#b9995306 156px 157px)}
.how-heading,.how-cards,.how-action{position:relative;width:100%;max-width:1200px;margin-inline:auto}
.how-refined .how-heading{display:block;position:relative;inset:auto;height:auto;min-height:0;padding:0;background:none;border:0;box-shadow:none;text-align:center;margin-bottom:54px}
.how-heading .eyebrow{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:20px;color:#baa276;font:600 9px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.32em;margin:0 0 22px}.how-heading .eyebrow:before,.how-heading .eyebrow:after{content:"";width:64px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#a78b52)}.how-heading .eyebrow:after{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.how-heading h2{margin:0;font:400 clamp(36px,4.2vw,62px)/1.16 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.045em;text-wrap:balance;color:#f3ecdc}.how-heading h2 em{font-weight:400;font-style:italic;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#a88545,#f1d99d 48%,#b59250);background-clip:text;-webkit-background-clip:text;color:transparent}.how-heading>p:last-child{margin:20px auto 0;max-width:540px;color:#aaa596;font:400 14px/1.8 Arial,sans-serif}
.how-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.how-card{position:relative;min-width:0;padding:30px 28px 32px;border:1px solid #8c72403b;border-radius:4px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 0 0,#d7bb6a0b,transparent 60%),linear-gradient(145deg,#171812,#0b0d0a 70%);box-shadow:inset 0 1px #ead39b14,0 22px 45px #0005;transition:border-color .3s,transform .3s,box-shadow .3s}.how-card:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-1px;left:28px;right:28px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#d8bd7b8a,transparent)}.how-card:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:7px;border:1px solid #d2b57108;pointer-events:none}.how-card:hover{transform:translateY(-5px);border-color:#ad8c516b;box-shadow:inset 0 1px #ead39b1c,0 28px 55px #0008}
.how-card-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:25px}.how-card-head>b{font:400 30px/1 Georgia,serif;color:#ccb37c}.how-card-head>span{font:400 8px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.24em;color:#a49169}.how-card h3{margin:28px 0 12px;font:400 26px/1.2 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:#eee5d1}.how-card>p{margin:0;color:#a6a394;font:400 13px/1.85 Arial,sans-serif}
.how-visual{height:230px;position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid #ae905359;border-radius:3px;background:linear-gradient(120deg,transparent 25%,#e6d29a07 43%,transparent 60%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 25%,#9e7e3b18,transparent 65%),repeating-linear-gradient(130deg,#ffffff02 0 1px,transparent 1px 5px),#080a07;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 5px #050604,inset 0 0 0 6px #af8e4533,0 12px 26px #0006;overflow:hidden}.how-visual:before,.how-visual:after{content:"✦";position:absolute;left:14px;top:12px;color:#b69a606b;font:10px Georgia,serif}.how-visual:after{left:auto;top:auto;right:14px;bottom:12px}
.how-number{flex-direction:column;gap:20px}.how-number>small,.how-pass>small{color:#b19a6b;font:500 7px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.3em}.how-number>strong{font:400 clamp(48px,4.8vw,72px)/1 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.065em;background:linear-gradient(175deg,#f7e6b8 12%,#d0af68 48%,#9b7734 52%,#e7cf90 82%);background-clip:text;-webkit-background-clip:text;color:transparent;filter:drop-shadow(0 2px 1px #463415)}.how-number>span{display:flex;gap:10px}.how-number i{font:400 10px/1.2 Georgia,serif;font-style:normal;border:1px solid #9e804338;padding:7px 13px;border-radius:2px;color:#b7a479;background:#d1b26604}
.how-profile{flex-direction:column;gap:13px}.how-avatar{width:62px;height:62px;border:1px solid #baa16a87;outline:1px solid #aa8a3f26;outline-offset:5px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:radial-gradient(circle at 35% 20%,#b89a5430,#14150e 70%);color:#dfc991;font:400 19px Georgia,serif;box-shadow:0 8px 20px #0006}.how-profile>strong{font:400 25px/1.2 Georgia,serif;color:#ede5d2;margin-top:5px}.how-profile>span{color:#a39b88;font:400 10px Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.06em}.how-profile>small{margin-top:3px;border-top:1px solid #79653d40;padding-top:13px;color:#b5a27a;font:italic 12px Georgia,serif}
.how-pass{flex-direction:column;gap:13px}.how-pass>svg{width:38px;height:38px;color:#d9c087;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 12px #c8a4562b)}.how-pass>strong{color:#e2c991;font:400 25px/1.2 Georgia,serif}.how-pass>span{color:#b4aa93;font:400 11px Arial,sans-serif}.how-pass>i{color:#bca16a;font:400 29px/1 Georgia,serif;font-style:normal}
.how-action{text-align:center;margin-top:42px}.how-action button{display:inline-flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:52px;min-height:56px;padding:16px 27px;border:1px solid #e2c98b;border-radius:3px;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#b18d47,#e4cb8a 48%,#c3a15b);color:#1b170d;font:700 10px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.13em;box-shadow:inset 0 1px #fff4cb70,0 10px 28px #a8863020;cursor:pointer;transition:filter .2s,transform .2s}.how-action button:hover{filter:brightness(1.12);transform:translateY(-2px)}.how-action button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #fff0b0;outline-offset:5px}.how-action button span{font-size:21px;font-weight:400}.how-action>p{margin:16px 0 0;color:#908673;font:400 10px/1.7 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.035em}.how-refined .forever-stats{display:none}
@media(max-width:1000px){.how-refined{padding:64px 22px}.how-cards{gap:16px}.how-card{padding:24px 20px 28px}.how-card h3{font-size:23px}.how-visual{height:210px}.how-number>strong{font-size:54px}.how-pass>strong{font-size:21px}}
@media(max-width:700px){.how-refined{padding:48px 20px}.how-refined .how-heading{margin-bottom:32px}.how-heading h2{max-width:400px;margin-inline:auto;font-size:40px}.how-heading>p:last-child{font-size:13px;max-width:300px}.how-heading .eyebrow{font-size:8px;gap:14px}.how-heading .eyebrow:before,.how-heading .eyebrow:after{width:35px}.how-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:420px;gap:22px}.how-card{padding:26px}.how-card-head{margin-bottom:22px}.how-visual{height:222px}.how-number>strong{font-size:68px}.how-card h3{font-size:27px;margin-top:25px}.how-card>p{font-size:13px}.how-pass>strong{font-size:25px}.how-action{max-width:420px;margin-top:32px}.how-action button{width:100%;gap:16px;padding-inline:22px}.how-action>p{font-size:10px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.how-card,.how-action button{transition:none}.how-card:hover,.how-action button:hover{transform:none}}

/* Sculpted gold membership cards and a brighter editorial composition. */
.how-refined{padding-top:78px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 42%,#c49a3224,transparent 62%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 0,#d2ad5110,transparent 40%),#080a07}
.how-refined .how-heading{margin-bottom:60px}
.how-heading h2{font-size:clamp(36px,4.4vw,66px)}
.how-heading>p:last-child{color:#b6b09d}
.how-cards{gap:24px;align-items:stretch}
.how-card{padding:27px 26px 30px;border-radius:16px;border-color:#c6a85940;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 0 0,#e1c47c13,transparent 65%),linear-gradient(150deg,#1a1d14,#0b0e09 75%);box-shadow:inset 0 1px #f3dfad20,0 25px 50px #0006}
.how-card:after{inset:8px;border-radius:10px;border-color:#dbc18a0c}
.how-card:before{left:35px;right:35px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#f3d78ab5,transparent)}
.how-card-head{margin-bottom:26px}
.how-card-head>b{font:400 34px/1 Georgia,serif;color:#ebce88}
.how-card-head>span{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.21em;color:#b7a778}
.how-card h3{font-size:28px;color:#f4ebd8;margin-top:30px}
.how-card>p{color:#b2b3a1;font-size:13px;line-height:1.8}
.how-visual{height:235px;border-radius:12px;border-color:#d3b57878;box-shadow:inset 0 1px #ffefbf20,0 16px 30px #0006}
.how-visual:before,.how-visual:after{content:"";width:20px;height:20px;left:12px;top:12px;border-top:1px solid #d7bc7a70;border-left:1px solid #d7bc7a70}
.how-visual:after{left:auto;top:auto;right:12px;bottom:12px;border:0;border-right:1px solid #d7bc7a70;border-bottom:1px solid #d7bc7a70}
.how-number{gap:22px;background:linear-gradient(120deg,transparent 26%,#fff6ca90 47%,transparent 68%),repeating-linear-gradient(115deg,#fff5c00c 0 1px,transparent 1px 4px),linear-gradient(140deg,#997231,#f1d995 45%,#c5a253 74%,#86601f);border-color:#e9cf89;transform:rotate(-3deg) scale(.96);box-shadow:inset 0 1px #fff5ca88,0 17px 27px #0009,0 0 25px #d2ad4820}
.how-number:before,.how-number:after{border-color:#5d471859}
.how-number>small{color:#574319;font-weight:700}
.how-number>strong{font:500 clamp(58px,5vw,78px)/1 Georgia,serif;background:none;color:#493413;-webkit-text-stroke:.3px #3e2b0e;text-shadow:0 1px #fff1bd99,0 -1px #67460e44;filter:none;letter-spacing:-.065em}
.how-number i{background:#563e1810;border-color:#684c2938;color:#4b3718;font-size:11px;padding:7px 13px}
.how-profile{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0,#dbbd6b2b,transparent 75%),linear-gradient(145deg,#20291b,#0b100a);gap:14px}
.how-avatar{width:65px;height:65px;outline-offset:5px;background:linear-gradient(140deg,#a4833d,#edd697 52%,#9a7630);color:#453415;border-color:#f3d797;box-shadow:0 9px 25px #0006;font-size:22px}
.how-profile>strong{font-size:28px;color:#faf1dc}
.how-profile>span{color:#c2b796}
.how-profile>small{color:#cfb777;border-top-color:#b89b5255;max-width:85%;text-align:center}
.how-pass{gap:13px;background:linear-gradient(120deg,transparent 25%,#efd69912 45%,transparent 67%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 35%,#d5ae3d27,transparent 70%),#0d1109;transform:rotate(3deg) scale(.96);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 5px #090d08,inset 0 0 0 6px #bba36566,0 17px 27px #0009,0 0 25px #d2ad4815}
.how-pass>svg{width:43px;height:43px;color:#edce82;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 14px #c8a45655)}
.how-pass>strong{font-size:27px;color:#f4dc9c}
.how-pass>span{color:#c2b58f}
.how-pass>i{font-size:33px;color:#d7b861}
.how-action{margin-top:48px}
.how-action button{min-height:56px;padding-inline:29px;border-radius:28px;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#c79e45,#f3dc98 55%,#cba751);font-size:10px;box-shadow:inset 0 1px #fff3c3a6,0 8px 30px #b88d3226}
.how-action button span{display:grid;place-items:center;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;background:#171c0e;color:#e9cd80;font-size:18px}
@media(min-width:901px){.how-card:nth-child(2){transform:translateY(-14px);border-color:#d4b96873;box-shadow:inset 0 1px #f3dfad30,0 30px 60px #0008,0 0 35px #c2a04610}.how-card:nth-child(2):hover{transform:translateY(-19px)}}
@media(max-width:900px){.how-card{padding:23px 19px 26px}.how-card h3{font-size:24px}.how-visual{height:215px}.how-number>strong{font-size:56px}.how-profile>strong,.how-pass>strong{font-size:23px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.how-refined{padding:46px 20px}.how-refined .how-heading{margin-bottom:32px}.how-heading h2{font-size:38px}.how-cards{gap:22px}.how-card{padding:23px 22px 26px}.how-card-head{margin-bottom:20px}.how-visual{height:205px}.how-number>strong{font-size:66px}.how-card h3{font-size:27px;margin-top:24px}.how-card>p{font-size:13px}.how-action{margin-top:30px}.how-action button{padding-inline:21px}.how-profile>strong,.how-pass>strong{font-size:26px}}

/* Keep the sculpted design compact on phones. */
@media(max-width:650px){
 .how-refined{padding:36px 18px 38px}
 .how-refined .how-heading{margin-bottom:25px}
 .how-heading h2{font-size:32px;line-height:1.12}
 .how-heading>p:last-child{margin-top:13px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6}
 .how-cards{gap:16px}
 .how-card{padding:18px 18px 20px;border-radius:13px}
 .how-card-head{margin-bottom:14px}
 .how-card-head>b{font-size:27px}
 .how-card-head>span{font-size:7px}
 .how-visual{height:150px;border-radius:9px}
 .how-number{gap:13px}
 .how-number>strong{font-size:51px}
 .how-number>small,.how-pass>small{font-size:6px;letter-spacing:.23em}
 .how-number i{font-size:9px;padding:5px 10px}
 .how-profile{gap:9px}
 .how-avatar{width:43px;height:43px;font-size:16px;outline-offset:3px}
 .how-profile>strong{font-size:22px;margin-top:2px}
 .how-profile>span{font-size:9px}
 .how-profile>small{font-size:10px;padding-top:8px;margin-top:0}
 .how-pass{gap:8px}
 .how-pass>svg{width:29px;height:29px}
 .how-pass>strong{font-size:22px}
 .how-pass>span{font-size:10px}
 .how-pass>i{font-size:25px}
 .how-card h3{font-size:23px;margin:18px 0 9px}
 .how-card>p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.65}
 .how-action{margin-top:25px}
 .how-action button{min-height:48px;padding:11px 18px;font-size:9px}
 .how-action>p{font-size:9px;margin-top:12px}
}