...so why do they have pointy ears?

elgee said:

...so why do they have pointy ears?

Probably because the artist likes drawing them that way.

Possibly to imply their draconic trait or the connections between Arthurian legend and the fae? Only things I can think of, really.

Garrus said:

Possibly to imply their draconic trait or the connections between Arthurian legend and the fae? Only things I can think of, really.

Why would dragons(reptiles) even translate to pointy human ears?

Apart from the "every fantasy races ever = offshoot elf" logic.

That's pretty much it- I can't really think of any other trait they have that would cause the artist to draw them like that.