Well, I don't know, it seems to me that this justification is a bit far-fetched. Demons also use weapons quite successfully; Pit Fiends and Devils can attest to that.
By the way, has anyone noticed that the Daughters of the Sky use the exact same attack animation as the Shaman/Daughters of the Earth, i.e., they attack as if they should have daggers in their hands, but they don't...
The same goes for the changes to Necropolis. I've reworked practically all the creatures of this Faction; in my opinion, it turned out quite harmoniously, but I'm almost certain that many won't be able to accept the fact that pink undead no longer exists.
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Regarding the similarity of upgrades - although the concept is not bad and is confirmed in most cases, where not all three creatures are exactly the same, there are also examples where it is unclear whether something needs to be changed - the same Warmongers, Battle Mages, Cyclops