<font color="cyan">I was just looking at Alora's portrait,(btw, Alora is the halfling theif you meet in the Hall of Wonders...but how come she has elf ears on her portrait?

I think I am missing something?</font>

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I think pointy ears are common to Elves, Half-Elves, Halflings, and people named Nimoy (which is a fantasy-sounding name if I ever heard one). Other folks with the pointies include Montaron, Jaheira (in BG2, anyway, you can't see them in BG1), and Haer-Dalis.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SixOfSpades:
Nimoy<hr></blockquote>

Nimoy, Lennard Or Spock ;)

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SixOfSpades:
I think pointy ears are common to Elves, Half-Elves, Halflings, and people named Nimoy (which is a fantasy-sounding name if I ever heard one). Other folks with the pointies include Montaron, Jaheira (in BG2, anyway, you can't see them in BG1), and Haer-Dalis.<hr></blockquote>

<font color="cyan">So you're saying that Halflings have spiked ears?

I know that Elves and Half-Elves do, but I wasn't aware of Halflings. Are you 100% sure?</font>

Most mytholigies indeed include some Halfling sub-races containing spiked ears.

In some fantasy novel/game worlds Halflings have pointy ears, in others they have 'normal' ears. They have pointy ears in Toril/D&D and in Tolkien (at least in the movie, not sure about the book).

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by J'aran:
In some fantasy novel/game worlds Halflings have pointy ears, in others they have 'normal' ears. They have pointy ears in Toril/D&D and in Tolkien (at least in the movie, not sure about the book).<hr></blockquote>

<font color="cyan">But surely there is some article relating to this on the net, or where I can find the AD&D rules for races??

I'm just inetrested.</font>

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According to "The Official Advanced Dunfeons&Dragons Monster Manual" by Gary Gyggax (could HE be a halfling with a name like that?) published by TSR, Inc. they do in fact have pointy ears.
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