From 20a92070ca397d48cf97f2df0f5dce9ceff88588 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Ellison <daniel@syrinx.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 05:53:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify the Kia heading

---
 scripts/build_site.py |  9 ++-------
 site/style.css        | 39 +++------------------------------------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/build_site.py b/scripts/build_site.py
index bc5e059e..dad5aff6 100644
--- a/scripts/build_site.py
+++ b/scripts/build_site.py
@@ -372,10 +372,9 @@ def apply_kia_threshold(body):
             "</a></li>"
         )
 
-    hero_hand = tengwar.render_line("kia.")
     farewell_hand = tengwar.render_line("kia. whelani.")
-    if hero_hand is None or farewell_hand is None:
-        raise ValueError("kia threshold Tengwar greeting did not render")
+    if farewell_hand is None:
+        raise ValueError("kia threshold farewell did not render in Tengwar")
 
     encounters = []
     for number, (title, section_body) in enumerate(
@@ -396,12 +395,8 @@ def apply_kia_threshold(body):
     page = (
         '<article class="kia-threshold-work">'
         '<header class="kia-hero">'
-        '<div class="kia-hero-frame">'
-        '<p class="kia-hero-label">Phi</p>'
-        f'<div class="kia-hero-hand" aria-hidden="true">{hero_hand}</div>'
         "<h1>kia</h1>"
         f'<div class="kia-hero-greeting">{opening.group("greeting")}</div>'
-        "</div>"
         "</header>"
         '<div class="kia-opening">'
         f'{opening.group("statement")}{opening.group("invitation")}'
diff --git a/site/style.css b/site/style.css
index 2de9ff64..4878bd84 100644
--- a/site/style.css
+++ b/site/style.css
@@ -343,42 +343,11 @@ footer a { color: var(--sage); }
   min-width: 0;
 }
 .kia-hero {
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  max-width: 42rem;
-  padding: .45rem 0 1.3rem;
-  text-align: center;
-}
-.kia-hero-frame {
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
   margin: 0 auto;
   max-width: 32rem;
-  padding: 1.55rem 2.6rem 1.95rem;
-  position: relative;
-}
-.kia-hero-frame::before,
-.kia-hero-frame::after {
-  background: var(--gold);
-  content: "";
-  height: calc(100% + .8rem);
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  width: 1px;
-}
-.kia-hero-frame::before { left: 0; }
-.kia-hero-frame::after { right: 0; }
-.kia-hero-label {
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: .7rem;
-  font-weight: 650;
-  margin: 0;
-}
-.kia-hero-hand {
-  color: var(--sage);
-  font-size: 2.15rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-  margin: .7rem auto .35rem;
+  padding: 2rem 0 1.95rem;
+  text-align: center;
 }
-.kia-hero-hand .teng-svg { display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
 .kia-threshold-page .kia-hero h1 {
   color: var(--ink);
   font-size: 4.2rem;
@@ -575,9 +544,7 @@ footer a { color: var(--sage); }
 
 @media (max-width: 560px) {
   .kia-threshold-page main { padding-top: 2rem; }
-  .kia-hero { padding-top: .35rem; }
-  .kia-hero-frame { padding: 1.4rem 1.25rem 1.8rem; }
-  .kia-hero-hand { font-size: 2rem; }
+  .kia-hero { padding: 1rem 1.25rem 1.8rem; }
   .kia-threshold-page .kia-hero h1 { font-size: 3.8rem; }
   .kia-hero-greeting p { font-size: 1.02rem; }
   .kia-opening { margin-bottom: 3.2rem; }