Orcs have a long standing tradition of having pointed ears. This probably has its roots tied pretty closely to Tolkien orcs (being related to elves.)
Actually, they're not just related to elves. They are elves. Or, rather, were, before the Dark Lord got them in their grasp. Morgoth couldn't create life, but he could change it.
And since D&D has its roots in Middle Earth, it makes sense that PF orcs resemble Middle Earth orcs.
Plus, halflings have pointed ears, too. Does that mean they're elves? :P
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Not to be a pedant, but the question of where orcs come from gets an answer that varied depending on what time of day you asked Tolkien about it. There were about ten different answers. The same is true about whether or not elves had pointed ears - sometimes Tolkien wanted their ears all pointy and sometimes he didn't.
Personally, I'm just a bit miffed that in the movie they made Legolas dainty and gave him Drow-white hair. He was a dark-haired, broad-shouldered, powerful elf (making him less burly or large than, say, Aragorn, but moreso than most humans).
Not to mention his eyes kept changing from blue to brown in the extended versions...OOOOOPS
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Not to be a pedant, but the question of where orcs come from gets an answer that varied depending on what time of day you asked Tolkien about it. There were about ten different answers. The same is true about whether or not elves had pointed ears - sometimes Tolkien wanted their ears all pointy and sometimes he didn't.
Personally, I'm just a bit miffed that in the movie they made Legolas dainty and gave him Drow-white hair. He was a dark-haired, broad-shouldered, powerful elf (making him less burly or large than, say, Aragorn, but moreso than most humans).
This isnt going to get into a discussion on how elves have pointy ears when they get an erection is it?
This isnt going to get into a discussion on how elves have pointy ears when they get an erection is it?
Since you mention it, Elaine Cunningham (and maybe other authors, too) made elven ears erogenous zones.
Apparently it was a secret the elves kept from other races - smart thing, to do, too, or they'd be groped at the ears all the time.
