Rikimaru is a fictional character appearing in the Tenchu stealth-action video game series
The name Syllabeara is a trubute to Syl-la-ble, a Dota Contributer.(thx to Grujah)
Techies are a tribute /through their names/ to MtG, I think.
Bradwarden is a centaur from D.A. Salvatore's book "The Demon Spirit". (thx to Grujah)
Leshrac is a character from the Magic Cards. "Walker of Night". A planeswalker, mage/demonlord of the Ice Age
in acient mythology Akasha is the first ever to become a vampire. King Enkil and Queen Akasha of Kemet (now Egypt) circa 4000 BCE, they became the first vampires when an evil spirit named Amel was able to enter the body of Akasha through a wound and fuse with her flesh
In Greek mythology, Atropos was the third of the Moerae. She was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears". (yes, Atropos is a SHE)
Avernus was an ancient name for a crater in italy, wich was said to hold the entrance to the underworld.
Pugna is a latin word for war or fight.
Furion, The prophet has a small connection to the Riddic.k series. There is a race of people, called the furion, and riddic.k (a furion) happens to be a prophet. (thx to ddr_mstr)
Mirana was a great warrior king, known as the "tiger of Multan fort" whom killed the chinese Emperor Changez Khan. (Deadly) Nightshade is both a deadly poison in Europe, Asia and North Africa and a beautifying agent, for Venitian women whom used it to dialate their pupils.
In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon who eats the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasill. Compared to the text written in the tavern, that tells us the story of Jakiro, there is not much doubt that the insperation came from Nidhogg.
Dirge is a character from the cartoon series Xombie. Dirge, a "variant", a zombie who has retained their conscious mind and the ability to think like a human. A dirge is also a somber song expressing mourning or grief. The English word "dirge" is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam