I have tried unlinking
Are any characters encumbered?
-The group got split once at the Pirate cave near the ship. But with the teleport skill I rallied them altogether again and found a hatch upstairs to another area. I think its from this part that it all got mixed up.
Does it matter if you rearrange the order of the portraits?
-I have rearranged unlinked relinked all the portraits but no change.
Try unlinking all the portraits and relinking them.
-I have rearranged unlinked relinked all the portraits but no change.
Try verifying local files: in the Steam library, right click on Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition and select Properties, switch to the Local Files tab and then click on the 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache...' button.
With the GOG version, in the (optional) Galaxy client, select Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition in the left column, then click on the More button, and in the Manage menu select 'Verify / Repair'.
-I will try to verify the local files to see if any changes or go back to an old save if that's the only way

Thanks!