The Darkness score is a measure of your 'evil'. You get negative Darkness for acts that helps humans, and positive points for those that really harm them. As far as I am able to tell, there is no obvious in-game effect, though it may determine what adventures you are offered.
The opposite of lightning is darkness or nightfall.
Nightfall is the time of day immediately following sunset.
Evil and darkness.
Nightfall happens because as the Earth rotates on its axis, different parts of the planet are either facing towards or away from the sun. When a specific location on Earth is facing away from the sun, it experiences darkness and nightfall occurs.
Movement was restricted until nightfall to minimize the risk of being detected by enemy troops or surveillance during daylight hours, reducing the likelihood of being ambushed or attacked. Night operations provided cover of darkness which increased the chances of successful movement without being easily spotted.
Nightfall, dark, darkness, ebon, ebony, gloaming, eve, evening, midnight, wee hours.
Nightfall, also known as twilight, typically lasts for about 30-40 minutes after sunset. It is the period when the sky gradually darkens as the sun goes below the horizon. During this time, the sky transitions from the blue hour to complete darkness.
The Oblivion is made of darkness and light and colored black. Riku is consumed by the darkness, so the Oblivion resembles how Riku is.
'Nightfall' by Isaac Asimov.
The people of Lagash refer to night as "the great shadow," associating darkness with fear and the unknown due to their world being constantly bathed in sunlight.
One of the most common symbolic meaning of a sunset is its representation of the coming darkness
The word 'dark' is a noun, a word for an absence of light; a place having little or no light; nightfall; a deep hue of a color.The word dark is also an adjective.The noun form of the adjective is darkness.