Anyhow, I hope it's an Orc Race. My favorite char. I played from the Broken Lands set. Let's be realistic here. Thinking that Baldurs Gate II had anything to do with it is even more preposterous.
Facts are facts.
Overall, I agree with your assumptions that the race is the 10th orcs, but I'm not entirely convinced. I suppose they'd be a good new race. But hell, it looked a lot like an orc, and was pretty cool. Imperator Knight of the Forum. Don't Tread On Me.