Possible missing nations in Dom III?

[Epaminondas]

One of the great appeals of Dom III is its dazzling variety of nations from which we can choose (as well as the fact that the developers have done a decent job of balancing truly disparate nations--a formidable task in itself).

Nonetheless, there are certain "obvious" historical/fantasy nation choices that seem to be missing from Dom III, and I am wondering if there are any plans to add them. In the alternative, if they are "out of the picture," I'd be interested to know the whys.

1. An Elven nation: I recall that one of the developers said that they definitely won't be in the game but did not proffer the reason for their absence. Why would this be? Elves are quite possibly the most frequently-occurring fantasy race. I suppose I can imagine two reasons. First, the developers might have wanted to get away from the classical elves, dwarves, orcs, et al. formula because they are too shopworn. Second, the traits that elves are usually deem to possess might conflict with the traits associated with the Vanir or the Tuatha.

2. A Dwarven nation: I am puzzled as to their absence for the same reason I articulated in regard to elves. But I see a more powerful rationale here, given that dwarves are part of Scandinavian mythos, so there will certainly be problematic overlaps.

3. A nation based on Korea: Given that there are three nations based on Scandinavia, it is difficult to see how there is not even one nation based on Korea. Korea was a more important player than Japan in Far Eastern history until really the Meiji reforms in the 1800s, and it has probably a richer historical and cultural tradition than Japan (though probably not as much as the Japan-inferiority-complex-ridden Koreans claim). Other games that endeavor to include the major global civilizations of the world (e.g. the Civ series) almost always have Korea represented, and there is no reason that Dom III shouldn't.

As an aside, I find that this game is woefully lacking in representation regarding East Asia in general. It has two representative nations from a civilization that rivaled and perhaps exceeded that of the West for most of recorded history. Again, For Christ's sake, (no offense to the developers who are Scandinavians but...) Scandinavia gets 3 representatives in the Early Era of Dom III. I suppose Scandinavia has historically been more important than the entirety of the Far East put together!

On a related issue, it seems to be insulting to conflate the entire steppe/Mongolian civilization with the Sinic civilization of China. While the histories of the two people often collided and intersected, they developed distinctively different traditions, in particular military.

4. A nation based on Egypt: Egypt was a central player in Western history at least until Actium. Like Korea, it also has a rich mythological and historical tradition. Also like Korea, it is usually represented in most games that base their sides on the global civilizations. So why not here?