One thing I miss from the original Elemental was the family tree aspect. Having your king/queen get married and have off-spring to continue the dynasty. It made the game have a more epic feel to it.
While the current "expansions" are good, they do not have that epic dynastic feel. Having your sons grow up to be kings and warriors, your daughters married to foreigners to cement alliances. In my opinion, that is what set the Elemental game above others in the genre.
