diff --git a/client/src/lib/heroLayout.js b/client/src/lib/heroLayout.js
index 3ff659e..94aafec 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/heroLayout.js
+++ b/client/src/lib/heroLayout.js
@@ -84,6 +84,25 @@ export function defaultLayout(teaser) {
           ],
         },
       },
+      {
+        id: 'default-quick-links',
+        type: 'buttons',
+        x: 50,
+        y: 85,
+        z: 3,
+        anchor: 'center',
+        props: {
+          align: 'center',
+          gap: 10,
+          items: [
+            { label: 'News', to: '/site/news', variant: 'ghost' },
+            { label: 'Screenshots', to: '/site/screenshots', variant: 'ghost' },
+            { label: 'Five on Friday', to: '/site/five-on-friday', variant: 'ghost' },
+            { label: 'Monthly Newsletter', to: '/site/newsletter', variant: 'ghost' },
+            { label: 'About', to: '/site/about', variant: 'ghost' },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
     ],
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/routes/public/Portal.jsx b/client/src/routes/public/Portal.jsx
index 01f526b..9cf1fd6 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/public/Portal.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/public/Portal.jsx
@@ -1,34 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import PublicLayout from '../../components/PublicLayout.jsx'
 import HeroElement from '../../components/HeroElement.jsx'
 import { useSite } from '../../contexts/SiteContext.jsx'
 import { api } from '../../api/client.js'
 import { defaultLayout, parseLayout, heroBackground } from '../../lib/heroLayout.js'
 
-const QUICK = [
-  { label: 'News', to: '/site/news' },
-  { label: 'Screenshots', to: '/site/screenshots' },
-  { label: 'Five on Friday', to: '/site/five-on-friday' },
-  { label: 'Monthly Newsletter', to: '/site/newsletter' },
-  { label: 'About', to: '/site/about' },
-]
-
-const DESTINATIONS = [
-  {
-    kicker: 'Public portal',
-    title: 'Mysticmoon Website',
-    body: 'Updates, screenshots, newsletters, and weekly community posts from the shard.',
-    to: '/site',
-  },
-  {
-    kicker: 'Knowledge base',
-    title: 'Mysticmoon Wiki',
-    body: 'Guides, maps, systems, items, monsters, crafting, lore, and rules.',
-    to: '/wiki',
-  },
-]
-
 // Admin "Preview" opens the portal with ?preview=1 to render the unpublished draft.
 const PREVIEW = typeof window !== 'undefined' && new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('preview') === '1'
 
@@ -77,8 +53,8 @@ export default function Portal() {
         <section
           style={{
             position: 'relative',
-            minHeight: 'clamp(600px,72vh,860px)',
-            overflow: 'hidden',
+            flex: 1,
+            minHeight: '100vh',
             ...bgStyle,
           }}
         >
@@ -88,35 +64,6 @@ export default function Portal() {
             ))}
           </div>
         </section>
-
-        <div className="shell" style={{ padding: '56px 0 12px' }}>
-          <nav className="grid-2" aria-label="Main destinations">
-            {DESTINATIONS.map((d) => (
-              <Link key={d.to} to={d.to} className="card" style={{ padding: 30 }}>
-                <span className="card-kicker" style={{ letterSpacing: '0.16em', marginBottom: 14 }}>
-                  {d.kicker}
-                </span>
-                <strong
-                  className="display"
-                  style={{ fontSize: '1.7rem', color: 'var(--head)', marginBottom: 10, fontWeight: 600 }}
-                >
-                  {d.title}
-                </strong>
-                <span className="muted">{d.body}</span>
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </nav>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="shell" style={{ padding: '24px 0 64px' }}>
-          <nav style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 10 }} aria-label="Quick links">
-            {QUICK.map((q) => (
-              <Link key={q.to} to={q.to} className="pill">
-                {q.label}
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </nav>
-        </div>
       </main>
     </PublicLayout>
   )