diff --git a/app/characters/page.tsx b/app/characters/page.tsx
index 283bf59..61505b5 100644
--- a/app/characters/page.tsx
+++ b/app/characters/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useInventoryStore } from '@/store/useInventoryStore';
+
+import shared from '../../styles/shared.module.css';
 import styles from '../../styles/Characters.module.css';
 
 type Character = {
@@ -65,28 +67,28 @@ export default function CharactersPage() {
     };
     const unlockedCount = store.unlockedCharacters.length;
 
-    return (<div className={styles.container}>
-        <header className={styles.header}>
-            <div className={styles.headerLeft}>
-                <h1 className={styles.title}>Characters</h1>
-                <p className={styles.subtitle}>{unlockedCount} of {characters.length} unlocked</p>
+    return (<div className={shared.container}>
+        <header className={shared.header}>
+            <div className={shared.headerLeft}>
+                <h1 className={shared.title}>Characters</h1>
+                <p className={shared.subtitle}>{unlockedCount} of {characters.length} unlocked</p>
             </div>
         </header>
 
-        <div className={styles.toolbar}>
+        <div className={shared.toolbar}>
             <input
-                className={styles.searchInput}
+                className={shared.searchInput}
                 type="text"
                 placeholder="Search by name..."
                 value={search}
                 onChange={e => setSearch(e.target.value)}
             />
 
-            <div className={styles.roleFilter}>
+            <div className={shared.roleFilter}>
                 {(['all', 'survivors', 'killers'] as RoleFilter[]).map(r => (
                     <button
                         key={r}
-                        className={`${styles.roleBtn} ${role === r ? styles.roleBtnActive : ''}`}
+                        className={`${shared.roleBtn} ${role === r ? shared.roleBtnActive : ''}`}
                         onClick={() => setRole(r)}
                     >
                         {r}
@@ -94,24 +96,24 @@ export default function CharactersPage() {
                 ))}
             </div>
 
-            <span className={styles.spacer} />
+            <span className={shared.spacer} />
 
-            <span className={styles.resultCount}>{filtered.length} shown</span>
+            <span className={shared.resultCount}>{filtered.length} shown</span>
 
-            <button className={styles.unlockAllBtn} onClick={handleUnlockAll}>
+            <button className={shared.unlockAllBtn} onClick={handleUnlockAll}>
                 Unlock shown
             </button>
 
-            <button className={styles.lockAllBtn} onClick={handleLockAll}>
+            <button className={shared.lockAllBtn} onClick={handleLockAll}>
                 Lock shown
             </button>
-            <button className={styles.clearBtn} onClick={handleClear}>
+            <button className={shared.clearBtn} onClick={handleClear}>
                 Clear all
             </button>
         </div>
 
         {filtered.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className={styles.empty}>No characters match</div>
+            <div className={shared.empty}>No characters match</div>
         ) : (
             <div className={styles.grid}>
                 {filtered.map(char => {
@@ -120,17 +122,17 @@ export default function CharactersPage() {
                     return (
                         <div
                             key={char.idx}
-                            className={`${styles.card} ${unlocked ? styles.cardUnlocked : ''}`}
+                            className={`${shared.card} ${unlocked ? shared.cardUnlocked : ''}`}
                             onClick={() => handleToggle(char.idx)}
                         >
                             <img
-                                className={styles.cardIcon}
+                                className={shared.cardIcon}
                                 src={getIconUrl(char.iconFilePath)}
                                 alt={char.name}
                                 loading="lazy"
                             />
-                            <span className={styles.cardName}>{char.name}</span>
-                            <span className={`${styles.rolePip} ${killer ? styles.rolePipKiller : ''}`}>
+                            <span className={shared.cardName}>{char.name}</span>
+                            <span className={`${shared.rolePip} ${killer ? shared.rolePipKiller : ''}`}>
                                 {killer ? 'Killer' : 'Survivor'}
                             </span>
                         </div>
diff --git a/styles/Characters.module.css b/styles/Characters.module.css
index 13806d9..9e3d005 100644
--- a/styles/Characters.module.css
+++ b/styles/Characters.module.css
@@ -1,181 +1,3 @@
-.container {
-  padding: 3rem 4rem;
-  height: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-/*
-  header
-*/
-.header {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  margin-bottom: 2rem;
-  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid #1a1a1a;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.title {
-  font-size: 2.25rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  color: #ffffff;
-  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
-  margin: 0 0 0.25rem 0;
-  text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
-}
-
-.subtitle {
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  color: #555555;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-/*
-  toolbar
-*/
-.toolbar {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 1rem;
-  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-}
-
-.searchInput {
-  background: #0d0d0d;
-  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-  color: #c9c9c9;
-  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
-  font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  width: 240px;
-  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.searchInput::placeholder {
-  color: #444444;
-}
-
-.searchInput:focus {
-  outline: none;
-  border-color: #a30000;
-}
-
-.roleFilter {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0;
-  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-}
-
-.roleBtn {
-  background: transparent;
-  border: none;
-  border-right: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-  color: #555555;
-  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.roleBtn:last-child {
-  border-right: none;
-}
-
-.roleBtn:hover {
-  color: #ffffff;
-  background: #1a0000;
-}
-
-.roleBtnActive {
-  background: #1a0000;
-  color: #ffffff;
-  border-color: #a30000;
-  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 #a30000;
-}
-
-.spacer {
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-.unlockAllBtn {
-  background: transparent;
-  border: 1px solid #4a0000;
-  color: #a30000;
-  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease;
-}
-
-.unlockAllBtn:hover {
-  background: #a30000;
-  color: #ffffff;
-  border-color: #ff0000;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(163, 0, 0, 0.4);
-}
-
-.lockAllBtn {
-  background: transparent;
-  border: 1px solid #3d3d3d;
-  color: #dddddd;
-  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease;
-}
-.lockAllBtn:hover {
-  background: #000000;
-  color: #ffffff;
-  border-color: #303030;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(165, 165, 165, 0.4);
-}
-
-.clearBtn {
-  background: transparent;
-  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-  color: #444444;
-  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.clearBtn:hover {
-  color: #888888;
-  border-color: #333333;
-}
-
-.resultCount {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: #444444;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-}
-
-/*
-  char stuff
-*/
 .grid {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(120px, 1fr));
@@ -185,106 +7,3 @@
   align-content: start;
   padding-right: 0.5rem;
 }
-
-.card {
-  background: #0d0d0d;
-  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 1rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.15s ease;
-  position: relative;
-  user-select: none;
-}
-
-.card:hover {
-  border-color: #333333;
-  background: #111111;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked {
-  border-color: #a30000;
-  background: #0d0000;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked:hover {
-  border-color: #cc0000;
-  background: #110000;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(163, 0, 0, 0.2);
-}
-
-.cardIcon {
-  width: 72px;
-  height: 72px;
-  object-fit: contain;
-  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.4);
-  transition: filter 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked .cardIcon {
-  filter: none;
-}
-
-.card:hover .cardIcon {
-  filter: grayscale(0.3) brightness(0.7);
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked:hover .cardIcon {
-  filter: none;
-}
-
-.cardName {
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  text-align: center;
-  color: #555555;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  line-height: 1.3;
-  transition: color 0.15s ease;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked .cardName {
-  color: #c9c9c9;
-}
-
-.card:hover .cardName {
-  color: #888888;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked:hover .cardName {
-  color: #ffffff;
-}
-
-.rolePip {
-  font-size: 0.6rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
-  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
-  color: #333333;
-}
-
-.rolePipKiller {
-  color: #5a0000;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked .rolePip {
-  color: #444444;
-}
-
-.cardUnlocked .rolePipKiller {
-  color: #7a0000;
-}
-
-.empty {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  flex: 1;
-  color: #333333;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
-}
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diff --git a/styles/shared.module.css b/styles/shared.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c37f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/shared.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+/*
+    containers and stuff
+*/
+.container {
+  padding: 3rem 4rem;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+/*
+    header
+*/
+.header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #1a1a1a;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.title {
+  font-size: 2.25rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+  margin: 0 0 0.25rem 0;
+  text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+}
+
+.subtitle {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: #555555;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* 
+    toolbar
+*/
+.toolbar {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.spacer {
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.searchInput {
+  background: #0d0d0d;
+  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+  color: #c9c9c9;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
+  font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  width: 240px;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.searchInput::placeholder {
+  color: #444444;
+}
+
+.searchInput:focus {
+  outline: none;
+  border-color: #a30000;
+}
+
+/*
+    role stuff
+*/
+.roleFilter {
+  display: flex;
+  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+}
+
+.roleBtn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  border-right: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+  color: #555555;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.roleBtn:last-child {
+  border-right: none;
+}
+
+.roleBtn:hover {
+  color: #ffffff;
+  background: #1a0000;
+}
+
+.roleBtnActive {
+  background: #1a0000;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 #a30000;
+}
+
+/*
+    actions
+*/
+.resultCount {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: #444444;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+}
+
+.unlockAllBtn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid #4a0000;
+  color: #a30000;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.unlockAllBtn:hover {
+  background: #a30000;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border-color: #ff0000;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(163, 0, 0, 0.4);
+}
+
+.lockAllBtn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid #3d3d3d;
+  color: #dddddd;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.lockAllBtn:hover {
+  background: #000000;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border-color: #303030;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(165, 165, 165, 0.4);
+}
+
+.clearBtn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+  color: #444444;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.clearBtn:hover {
+  color: #888888;
+  border-color: #333333;
+}
+
+/*
+    cards
+*/
+.card {
+  background: #0d0d0d;
+  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.85rem 0.5rem 0.7rem;
+  gap: 0.45rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.15s ease;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.card:hover {
+  border-color: #333333;
+  background: #111111;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked {
+  border-color: #a30000;
+  background: #0d0000;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover {
+  border-color: #cc0000;
+  background: #110000;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(163, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+
+.cardIcon {
+  width: 64px;
+  height: 64px;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.35);
+  transition: filter 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked .cardIcon {
+  filter: none;
+}
+
+.card:hover .cardIcon {
+  filter: grayscale(0.4) brightness(0.6);
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover .cardIcon {
+  filter: none;
+}
+
+.cardName {
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #444444;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  transition: color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked .cardName {
+  color: #c9c9c9;
+}
+
+.card:hover .cardName {
+  color: #666666;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover .cardName {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked {
+  border-color: #a30000;
+  background: #0d0000;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover {
+  border-color: #cc0000;
+  background: #110000;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(163, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked .cardIcon {
+  filter: none;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover .cardIcon {
+  filter: none;
+}
+
+
+.cardUnlocked .cardName {
+  color: #c9c9c9;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked:hover .cardName {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+/*
+    character page specific stuff but i have to place it here bc of the hashing
+*/
+
+.rolePip {
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  color: #333333;
+}
+
+.rolePipKiller {
+  color: #3b0000;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked .rolePip {
+  color: #5e5e5e;
+}
+
+.cardUnlocked .rolePipKiller {
+  color: #7a0000;
+}
+
+/*
+    pagination
+*/
+.pagination {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 1.25rem 0 0;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+}
+
+.pageBtn {
+  background: #0d0d0d;
+  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+  color: #555555;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all 0.15s ease;
+  min-width: 36px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.pageBtn:hover {
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border-color: #333333;
+}
+
+.pageBtn:hover {
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border-color: #333333;
+}
+.pageBtnActive {
+  background: #1a0000;
+  border-color: #a30000;
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+.pageBtnDisabled {
+  opacity: 0.25;
+  cursor: default;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.pageInfo {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: #444444;
+  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  padding: 0 0.5rem;
+}
+
+/*
+    empty state
+*/
+.empty {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex: 1;
+  color: #333333;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+}
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