A few stupid Questions!

One of the weapon researches I saw was “Katanas”. That seemed terribly out of place given the very European medieval fantasy setting. Are there any plans to introduce additional non-European styled factions later on? Middle Eastern, and Indochinese cultures have a great history of mysticism and not to mention warfare that often go overlooked!

How greatly has the Beta community influenced the “grand vision” as development goes on?

If Brad's book got an audio version who would he want to narrate it?

I seem to remember reading that when playing versus AI in multiplayer you're connected to an AI at Stardock. Is that one any different from the one included with our clients and is anyone watching or analyzing those games? (seems like a good opportunity to catalog human cheese)

Just how close are you to smashing that end turn bug?

And a not Elemental related question; With games like the indy Star Ruler and Sword Of The Stars 2 it looks like my shooty boom boom spaceship fetish will be well fed, and I gotta ask...what has Ironclad been upto?