Emberkeep — guild forum

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<main>
  <header>
    <span>✧</span>
    <h1>EMBERKEEP</h1>
    <p>THE FIRE IS STILL LIT.</p>
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  <nav>
    <a href="#hall">The great hall</a><a href="#gathering">Next gathering</a
    ><a href="#oath">Our oath</a>
  </nav>
  <section id="hall">
    <div class="section-title">
      <span>✦</span>
      <h2>From the great hall</h2>
      <span>✦</span>
    </div>
    <article>
      <span>◇</span>
      <div>
        <h3>Announcements from the council</h3>
        <p>Season IV: The roads beyond the river</p>
      </div>
      <b>12<small>THREADS</small></b>
    </article>
    <article>
      <span>◇</span>
      <div>
        <h3>Adventures & field reports</h3>
        <p>A lantern in the old watchtower</p>
      </div>
      <b>84<small>THREADS</small></b>
    </article>
    <article>
      <span>◇</span>
      <div>
        <h3>The crafting bench</h3>
        <p>A guide to the patient art of mapmaking</p>
      </div>
      <b>36<small>THREADS</small></b>
    </article>
  </section>
  <section id="gathering">
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      <small>THE NEXT GATHERING</small>
      <h2 id="event">Friday / The cartographer's table</h2>
      <p id="event-note">Bring a map, a question and a story worth telling.</p>
    </div>
    <button id="change">NEXT EVENT →</button>
  </section>
  <p id="oath">Be generous with knowledge. Be patient with newcomers. Leave a light on.</p>
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  <footer class="demo-note">Fictional brand · local interface demo · no information is sent</footer>
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