Idea for the origin of elves, dwarves, goblins, trolls etc. in Dungeon Fantasy

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Shadow elves were created of descended from faeries but they split from their goodly brother elves. Instead of loving the beauty of nature they enjoyed the cruelty and violence of it. This is why they enjoy predatory creatures like spiders, scorpions, panthers, wolves and the like. They were sentenced to live underground with the goblin-kin, ogres and trolls but they often come out on moonless nights to wage war againts both seelie faeries and humanity. Their lairs underground reflect the dark beauty of nature. They often live in natural caverns with beautiful mineral and gem deposits and often gardens of fungi. Unlike the dwarves and gnomes, they prefer ther natural beauty of caves. They will however craft many weapons and armor from the ores but will protect the natural aspects of their caverns as much as possible.

The dark dwarves followed their obsession with precious earths to a degree where they turned into extremely greedy and selfish beings. They became corrupted and now are no longer accepted among uncorrupted dwarves. Their skin is corpse white and their hair is jet. They build great traps to keep out any from taking their treasures and also to entertain theselves with the suffering of those who fall into them. They are neutral with shadow elves but do not trust them and the shadow elves feel the same. They will join an adventuring group for the thrill of violence and the accumulation of treasure.