Elemental: War of Magic Preview

GamePro is the latest gaming site to put together a preview of Elemental: War of Magic, thanks to a private demonstration of the strategy/RPG given to them by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell. A little over two months until we get our hands on this one:
The player controls a single avatar (called a "sovereign") that can recruit, fight, or marry other non-playable characters on the map. At the beginning of the game, you choose your sovereign's race, hair, clothing, facial features, profession, talents, and weakness. You also get a set number of points to assign to traditional role-playing statistics like strength, dexterity, intelligence, etc. Your sovereign also has a set amount of magic; this comes into play when and if your sovereign marries or has kids because you have the option to parcel out bits of your magic to these characters to act on your behalf as champions -- or just let them remain mere mortals that grow old and die over the course of the game.