I found this awesome Dominions 3 After Action Report. Its good reading and the author assumes little knowledge of the game so describes some of the mechanics.
It shows some of the cool fantasy strategy of Dominions 3 and should serve to whet the appetite of anyone interested in Elemental.
http://dom3.servegame.com/wiki/User:Matryx/Guides/Dominions_3_Newbie_Game
Enjoy as the underwater kingdom of mind enslaving fish looking things spread the faith of the immobile giant polyp queen. Oh the amazons are there too, but they're not as interesting as the mind enslaving fish who worship a giant polyp. 