Possible missing nations in Dom III?

[Sandman]

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.

You've answered your own question there. Elves are boring, boring, boring. Same with dwarves.

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.

Dominions is a fantasy wargame, and I don't think that 'representation' is really an important factor in what nations are added.