diff --git a/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.cs b/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.cs
index da97fff..ff9f30f 100644
--- a/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.cs
+++ b/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Godot;
 using Theriapolis.GodotHost.Platform;
 using Theriapolis.GodotHost.Rendering;
+using Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes;
 using Theriapolis.GodotHost.UI;
 
 namespace Theriapolis.GodotHost;
@@ -128,7 +129,12 @@ public partial class Main : Control
             return;
         }
 
-        GD.Print("Theriapolis.Godot host ready (M0 hello-world).");
+        // Default entry point — TitleScreen. M0's hello-world Label is no
+        // longer the boot UI; the title swaps itself for the wizard when
+        // "New Character" is clicked, or shuts the engine down on Quit.
+        foreach (Node child in GetChildren())
+            child.QueueFree();
+        AddChild(new TitleScreen());
     }
 
     public override void _UnhandledInput(InputEvent @event)
diff --git a/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.tscn b/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.tscn
index 63067b1..39db321 100644
--- a/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.tscn
+++ b/Theriapolis.Godot/Main.tscn
@@ -7,17 +7,3 @@ anchors_preset = 15
 anchor_right = 1.0
 anchor_bottom = 1.0
 script = ExtResource("1_main")
-
-[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="."]
-anchors_preset = 8
-anchor_left = 0.5
-anchor_top = 0.5
-anchor_right = 0.5
-anchor_bottom = 0.5
-offset_left = -200.0
-offset_top = -16.0
-offset_right = 200.0
-offset_bottom = 16.0
-horizontal_alignment = 1
-vertical_alignment = 1
-text = "Theriapolis · Godot port · M0 · F11 toggles fullscreen"
diff --git a/Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/TitleScreen.cs b/Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/TitleScreen.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48c46d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Theriapolis.Godot/Scenes/TitleScreen.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+using Godot;
+using Theriapolis.GodotHost.UI;
+
+namespace Theriapolis.GodotHost.Scenes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Entry-point screen — vertical button stack on a parchment field with the
+/// codex title and a version label. Per port-plan §M6, exists primarily to
+/// validate the design system in a non-trivial composition before the player
+/// reaches character creation.
+///
+/// Button actions:
+///   New Character — swap self for the Wizard scene under the Main parent
+///                   (siblings cleared so the wizard fills the viewport).
+///   Continue      — disabled until <see cref="CharacterAssembler.PersistedStatePath"/>
+///                   exists; full pickup lands with the M7 play loop.
+///   Quit          — shut down the engine.
+/// </summary>
+public partial class TitleScreen : Control
+{
+    private const string VersionLabel = "PORT / GODOT · M6.20";
+    private const string WizardScenePath = "res://Scenes/Wizard.tscn";
+
+    public override void _Ready()
+    {
+        SetAnchorsAndOffsetsPreset(LayoutPreset.FullRect);
+        Theme = CodexTheme.Build();
+
+        // Backing panel so the parchment Bg fills the viewport (the Control
+        // itself paints nothing). Same pattern as Wizard.cs.
+        // Note: SetAnchorsAndOffsetsPreset is required (not just AnchorRight =
+        // 1) because Godot's anchor setters preserve visual position by
+        // adjusting offsets — manual anchor edits leave the control at 0×0.
+        var bg = new Panel { MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore };
+        AddChild(bg);
+        bg.SetAnchorsAndOffsetsPreset(LayoutPreset.FullRect);
+        MoveChild(bg, 0);
+
+        // Centered title + button stack column.
+        var center = new CenterContainer { MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore };
+        AddChild(center);
+        center.SetAnchorsAndOffsetsPreset(LayoutPreset.FullRect);
+
+        var col = new VBoxContainer { CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(360, 0) };
+        col.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 28);
+        center.AddChild(col);
+
+        var titleBlock = new VBoxContainer { SizeFlagsHorizontal = SizeFlags.ShrinkCenter };
+        titleBlock.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 4);
+        col.AddChild(titleBlock);
+        titleBlock.AddChild(new Label
+        {
+            Text = "THERIAPOLIS",
+            ThemeTypeVariation = "CodexTitle",
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+        });
+        titleBlock.AddChild(new Label
+        {
+            Text = "CODEX OF BECOMING",
+            ThemeTypeVariation = "Eyebrow",
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+        });
+
+        var buttonStack = new VBoxContainer { SizeFlagsHorizontal = SizeFlags.ExpandFill };
+        buttonStack.AddThemeConstantOverride("separation", 12);
+        col.AddChild(buttonStack);
+
+        var newBtn = MakeMenuButton("New Character", primary: true);
+        newBtn.Pressed += OnNewCharacter;
+        buttonStack.AddChild(newBtn);
+
+        var continueBtn = MakeMenuButton("Continue", primary: false);
+        continueBtn.Disabled = !FileAccess.FileExists(CharacterAssembler.PersistedStatePath);
+        continueBtn.Pressed += OnContinue;
+        buttonStack.AddChild(continueBtn);
+
+        var quitBtn = MakeMenuButton("Quit", primary: false);
+        quitBtn.Pressed += OnQuit;
+        buttonStack.AddChild(quitBtn);
+
+        // Version chip in the bottom-right corner — small mono Eyebrow tag,
+        // sits over the parchment field at a comfortable margin.
+        var versionLabel = new Label
+        {
+            Text = VersionLabel,
+            ThemeTypeVariation = "Eyebrow",
+            AnchorLeft   = 1, AnchorRight  = 1,
+            AnchorTop    = 1, AnchorBottom = 1,
+            OffsetLeft   = -180, OffsetTop    = -28,
+            OffsetRight  = -16,  OffsetBottom = -10,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right,
+        };
+        AddChild(versionLabel);
+    }
+
+    private static Button MakeMenuButton(string text, bool primary)
+    {
+        var btn = new Button
+        {
+            Text = text,
+            FocusMode = FocusModeEnum.None,
+            SizeFlagsHorizontal = SizeFlags.ExpandFill,
+            CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(0, 44),
+        };
+        if (primary) btn.ThemeTypeVariation = "PrimaryButton";
+        return btn;
+    }
+
+    private void OnNewCharacter()
+    {
+        var packed = ResourceLoader.Load<PackedScene>(WizardScenePath);
+        if (packed is null)
+        {
+            GD.PushError($"[title] Failed to load {WizardScenePath}");
+            return;
+        }
+        var parent = GetParent();
+        if (parent is null) return;
+        // Clear siblings so the wizard fills the viewport, then swap in.
+        foreach (Node sibling in parent.GetChildren())
+            if (sibling != this) sibling.QueueFree();
+        var wizardNode = packed.Instantiate();
+        parent.AddChild(wizardNode);
+        // The wizard's "← Title" back-button (visible on step 0) emits
+        // BackToTitle; reinstate this title screen when that fires.
+        if (wizardNode is Wizard wizard)
+            wizard.BackToTitle += () => SwapBackToTitle(parent);
+        QueueFree();
+    }
+
+    private static void SwapBackToTitle(Node parent)
+    {
+        foreach (Node child in parent.GetChildren()) child.QueueFree();
+        parent.AddChild(new TitleScreen());
+    }
+
+    private void OnContinue()
+    {
+        // M7 territory — the play-loop screens that consume the persisted
+        // character don't exist yet. For now, surface a print so the click
+        // does something visible and the button isn't dead UI.
+        GD.Print($"[title] Continue: {CharacterAssembler.PersistedStatePath} exists. "
+               + "Play-loop pickup lands with M7.");
+    }
+
+    private void OnQuit() => GetTree().Quit();
+}