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• Humans and other “good” species (dwarves, elves, halflings, etc) are usually diurnal- we’re active during the day.
• As such, we associate the light with “goodness”, and thus refer to good things with terminology referencing light, the sun, and so forth.
• Orcs, goblins, trolls, etc follow “dark lords” and “dark religions”, they live in “dark kingdoms” and join “the forces of darkness”.
• They’re also usually nocturnal.

I’m starting to see where the cultural confusion may have come from here.

Thing is, with so many dwarves living underground, you could make the argument that they think darkness is good, rather than light. I personally like Terry Pratchett’s take on them with their creation myth:

“The first Brother walked toward the light, and stood under the open sky. Thus he became too tall. He was the first Man. He found no Laws and he was enlightened.

The second Brother walked toward the darkness, and stood under a roof of stone. Thus he achieved the correct height. He was the first Dwarf. He found the Laws Tak had written, and he was endarkened.”

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