I can't ask the producer about this as he's now on holiday, but thre are no 'elements' any more.
I guess it all boils down to whether you want to focus on SPEED, POWER or INTELLECT.
They all have strengths and weaknesses based on their defence and attack against physical and magic.
We've started putting the wiki together. Check out the Mares section.
Is there a danger of levelling up "unbalanced" resulting in difficult gameplay later on likke in the gate?
Again though great game. Thanks for responding