# The Black Reach — Reference Style Guide

Extracted from the user's `pirate_style.html` reference for *The Grand Archipelago of the Black Reach*.
Use these exact values when the user wants a map that matches that aesthetic.

## Color Palette

| Name | Hex | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| hold | `#17110c` | Near-black page/background tone |
| oak | `#3a291d` | Dark wood / panel color |
| oak-dark | `#2a1d14` | Deeper wood / card backgrounds |
| timber | `#5e4028` | Warm brown borders / texture |
| brass | `#b8955a` | Accent gold, labels, highlights |
| burgundy | `#7a2530` | Blood-red accent, danger markers |
| candle | `#d99f4a` | Warm yellow highlight, scrawl text |
| parchment | `#ded0ac` | Primary light text / paper color |
| ink-red | `#9c3b3b` | Red ink annotations |
| ink-blue | `#3b5a6b` | Blue ink, naval/private notes |
| danger | `#a13b2f` | High-alert / tier-dm badges |

## Typography Stack

Use the closest system serif / typewriter fonts available. On Debian/Ubuntu that usually means:

- **Display / headers**: `IM Fell English` → fallback `DejaVu Serif` or `Liberation Serif`
- **Body text**: `EB Garamond` → fallback `DejaVu Serif` / `Liberation Serif`
- **Stamp / badges / labels**: `Special Elite` → fallback `DejaVu Sans Mono` or any monospace
- **Scrawl / handwritten notes**: `Caveat` → fallback any cursive/handwritten system font

If the user later installs the Google Fonts listed in the HTML, those exact fonts can be loaded by path.

## Visual Mood

- Dark, candlelit, high-contrast
- Parchment paper texture, wood-grain panels
- Brass and burgundy accents
- Slightly rotated elements (cards, headings) for a hand-placed feel
- Grain overlay at low opacity for texture
- Box-shadow offset of 3–4px to simulate stacked paper

## Application to Maps

When adapting this to a nautical chart:
- Background: dark parchment with heavy vignette (hold/oak gradient to parchment)
- Ocean: very dark teal/near-black (`#17110c` → `#1c2b33`) with brass grid/rhumb lines
- Land: warm parchment/tan (`#ded0ac` / `#c9b896`) with timber outlines
- Faction markers:
  - Reef Lords → burgundy `#7a2530`
  - Silver Navy → silver / ink-blue `#3b5a6b`
  - The Displaced → purple `#8e44ad` (not in Black Reach palette; keep the user's faction color)
  - The Harrowed → ink-blue / black `#17110c`
  - Free Ports → brass `#b8955a`
- Typography: Fell English for titles, EB Garamond for labels, Special Elite for legend/stamps