I was wondering about that too. I think one reason why the Undead were included was because Larian did want a human love interest, but not an ordinary one. An ordinary human princess would be the love interest everyone gravitated towards, so they made her undead to emphasize the political nature of these marriages. (Is there an Imp princess? I didn't see one or the imp advisor in the wide shot of the advisors + princesses.)

There probably wasn't enough room in the budget for the orcs and the undead. In-game it'll probably be justified as the Orcs being fractured into thousands of small tribes neutral in the war, and without a leader that could speak for the entire race.

I do agree that sometimes it seems like Larian has a hard time keeping the continuity straight, and Divinity 2 was too human-centric.

There is kind-of an explanation for why Aleroth has changed. In the war against Damian 50 years before Divinity 2 began, the struggle between the two demi-gods literally moved mountains and changed the geography. It still doesn't fix all the other strange things about Aleroth like why there are a dozen different ancient ruins underneath it, though.

Last edited by Stabbey; 01/03/13 12:57 PM. Reason: Aleroth