diff --git a/assets/alts/butterfly.png b/assets/alts/butterfly.png
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diff --git a/assets/alts/clove.png b/assets/alts/clove.png
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diff --git a/assets/alts/mrow.png b/assets/alts/mrow.png
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diff --git a/assets/alts/uzi.png b/assets/alts/uzi.png
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diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index 753c3e5..a1c7e3d 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -2039,6 +2039,34 @@ body:has(.friends-wrap) .hub {
   padding-top: 0.1rem;
 }
 
+.fc-name-row {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.15rem 0.3rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+/* name claims the full first line (so a clan tag never truncates it); the
+   tag chip wraps onto its own line just beneath when there isn't room */
+.fc-name-row .fc-name { flex: 1 1 100%; min-width: 0; }
+
+/* Discord server (clan) tag chip */
+.fc-tag {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.15rem;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 0.05rem 0.3rem;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  background: var(--surface-2);
+  font-size: 0.56rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+.fc-tag[hidden] { display: none; }
+.fc-tag-badge { width: 12px; height: 12px; display: block; }
+
 .fc-name {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
   font-weight: 700;
@@ -2076,6 +2104,35 @@ a.fc-name:hover { color: rgb(var(--accent-rgb)); }
 .fc-badge { width: 16px; height: 16px; display: block; }
 .fc-badge-link { display: inline-flex; line-height: 0; }
 
+/* ---- Alts (active + dead) ---- */
+.fc-name.active-alt::before { content: "🎭 "; }
+.fc-name.dead-alt::before   { content: "💀 "; }
+
+/* dead alts: banned accounts — greyed out, name struck through, no status */
+.friend-card.tier-dead-alt .fc-pfp {
+  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.6);
+}
+.friend-card.tier-dead-alt .fc-name {
+  color: var(--overlay-1);
+  text-decoration: line-through;
+}
+.friend-card.tier-dead-alt .fc-status { display: none; }
+
+/* the "struck off" diagonal slash across the avatar */
+.friend-card.tier-dead-alt .fc-avatar::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 50%;
+  width: 132%;
+  height: 4px;
+  background: var(--red);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-45deg);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--surface-0);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 /* =====================================================================
  * MUSIC PAGE (/music) — merged in from music.css.
  * Hero classes are .mnp-* to avoid colliding with the .np-* now-playing
@@ -3365,7 +3422,10 @@ body:has(.presence-stage) {
 .presence-stage .presence-card.has-banner-color .pc-av-img {
   width: 120px;
   height: 120px;
-  border: 5px solid var(--surface-0);
+  /* solid dark plate + ring so the banner sits clearly BEHIND the avatar
+     (the PFP itself is partly transparent) */
+  background: var(--crust);
+  border: 6px solid var(--crust);
 }
 .presence-stage .pc-av-deco,
 .presence-stage .presence-card.has-banner .pc-av-deco,
diff --git a/js/friends.js b/js/friends.js
index 7c0a314..de9bf11 100644
--- a/js/friends.js
+++ b/js/friends.js
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
 (function friends() {
   "use strict";
 
-  // =====================================================================
-  // FRIENDS CONFIG  ✏️  EDIT ME
-  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // Each friend is one card. Fields:
-  //   name       (required)  display name
-  //   img        (required)  static fallback image (used until/unless Lanyard
-  //                          gives a live avatar, and forever if they're not
-  //                          in the Lanyard server or the API is down)
-  //   discordId  (optional)  Discord user ID. If set AND they're in the
-  //                          Lanyard server (https://discord.gg/lanyard),
-  //                          the card goes live: real avatar, status dot
-  //                          (green/idle/dnd/offline), badges + Nitro banner.
-  //                          Leave null for friends who aren't in the server —
-  //                          they get a blue "not connected" dot + static img.
-  //   link       (optional)  where the card links to (their site, etc.)
-  //
-  // To make Camilla (etc.) live, paste her Discord ID into discordId.
-  // IMPORTANT: keep IDs as STRINGS in quotes ("123..."), not bare numbers —
-  // Discord IDs are too big for a JS number and get rounded (wrong user!).
-  // =====================================================================
   var FRIENDS = [
     {
       title: "Fiancée",
@@ -53,6 +33,16 @@
       members: [
         { name: "Aureal", img: "/assets/friends/aureal.gif", tier: "known", discordId: "1498977251134279900", link: "https://aureal.dev/" }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Alts",
+      subtitle: "My other accounts, dead or alive",
+      members: [
+        { name: "Uzi", img: "/assets/alts/uzi.png", tier: "active-alt", discordId: "526626867973849123", link: null },
+        { name: "Clove <3", img: "/assets/alts/clove.png", tier: "dead-alt", discordId: "1125844710511104030", link: null},
+        { name: "Clove ⛤", img: "/assets/alts/butterfly.png", tier: "dead-alt", discordId: "514994021970739201", link: null },
+        { name: "Mrow", img: "/assets/alts/mrow.png", tier: "dead-alt", discordId: "219480349053288450", link: null }
+      ]
     }
   ];
 
@@ -89,8 +79,12 @@
   }
   function bannerUrl(id, hash) {
     if (!id || !hash) return null;
-    var ext = String(hash).startsWith("a_") ? "gif" : "png";
-    return proxyImg("https://cdn.discordapp.com/banners/" + id + "/" + hash + "." + ext + "?size=480", { w: 480 });
+    // Animated banners (a_) must be requested WITHOUT the .gif extension:
+    // Discord's CDN throws HTTP 415 for some a_*.gif banners, but the
+    // extension-less URL works (wsrv then re-serves it as cookieless webp).
+    var animated = String(hash).startsWith("a_");
+    var url = "https://cdn.discordapp.com/banners/" + id + "/" + hash + (animated ? "" : ".png") + "?size=480";
+    return proxyImg(url, { w: 480 });
   }
 
   // dstn.to badge list → small icon row (same source the presence card uses)
@@ -107,6 +101,23 @@
     }).join("");
   }
 
+  // Discord server (clan) tag — the little guild badge + tag next to a name
+  function guildTagBadgeUrl(pg) {
+    if (!pg || !pg.badge || !pg.identity_guild_id) return null;
+    return proxyImg("https://cdn.discordapp.com/guild-tag-badges/" + pg.identity_guild_id + "/" + pg.badge + ".png?size=24");
+  }
+  function renderClanTag(refs, pg) {
+    if (!refs.tag) return;
+    if (pg && pg.tag && pg.identity_enabled) {
+      var b = guildTagBadgeUrl(pg);
+      refs.tag.innerHTML = (b ? '<img class="fc-tag-badge" src="' + b + '" alt="" onerror="this.remove()">' : "") +
+        '<span class="fc-tag-text">' + esc(pg.tag) + "</span>";
+      refs.tag.hidden = false;
+    } else {
+      refs.tag.hidden = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   // ---- build one card -------------------------------------------------
   function buildCard(m) {
     var card = document.createElement("article");
@@ -124,7 +135,10 @@
           '<span class="fc-status" title="not connected to Lanyard"></span>' +
         '</span>' +
         '<span class="fc-id">' +
-          '<' + nameTag + ' class="fc-name' + (m.tier ? " " + m.tier : "") + '"' + nameAttrs + '>' + esc(m.name) + '</' + nameTag + '>' +
+          '<span class="fc-name-row">' +
+            '<' + nameTag + ' class="fc-name' + (m.tier ? " " + m.tier : "") + '"' + nameAttrs + '>' + esc(m.name) + '</' + nameTag + '>' +
+            '<span class="fc-tag" hidden></span>' +
+          '</span>' +
           '<span class="fc-user"></span>' +
           '<span class="fc-badges"></span>' +
         '</span>' +
@@ -135,6 +149,7 @@
       pfp: card.querySelector(".fc-pfp"),
       statusDot: card.querySelector(".fc-status"),
       user: card.querySelector(".fc-user"),
+      tag: card.querySelector(".fc-tag"),
       badges: card.querySelector(".fc-badges"),
       banner: card.querySelector(".fc-banner")
     };
@@ -163,6 +178,7 @@
         refs.statusDot.title = STATUS_TITLE[status] || "Offline";
         if (u.avatar) refs.pfp.src = avatarUrl(u);
         if (u.username) refs.user.textContent = "@" + u.username;
+        renderClanTag(refs, u.primary_guild);
         return true;
       })
       .catch(function () {
@@ -228,7 +244,8 @@
     group.members.forEach(function (m) {
       var refs = buildCard(m);
       grid.appendChild(refs.el);
-      if (m.discordId) {
+      // dead alts are banned/retired — never pull live data for them
+      if (m.discordId && m.tier !== "dead-alt") {
         liveMembers.push({ m: m, refs: refs });
         refreshMember(m, refs);
       }
diff --git a/js/now-playing.js b/js/now-playing.js
index f86e477..4d76bd6 100644
--- a/js/now-playing.js
+++ b/js/now-playing.js
@@ -237,8 +237,12 @@
   // ---- banner / bio / connected accounts (extras for the /discord page) ---
   function bannerUrl(id, hash) {
     if (!id || !hash) return null;
-    const ext = String(hash).startsWith("a_") ? "gif" : "png";
-    return proxyImg("https://cdn.discordapp.com/banners/" + id + "/" + hash + "." + ext + "?size=600", { w: 600 });
+    // Animated banners (a_) must be requested WITHOUT the .gif extension:
+    // Discord's CDN throws HTTP 415 for some a_*.gif banners, but the
+    // extension-less URL works (wsrv then re-serves it as cookieless webp).
+    const animated = String(hash).startsWith("a_");
+    const url = "https://cdn.discordapp.com/banners/" + id + "/" + hash + (animated ? "" : ".png") + "?size=600";
+    return proxyImg(url, { w: 600 });
   }
   function applyBanner(url, fallbackColor) {
     if (!bannerEl) return;