Based on Items' names, can I assume they are based off people?

Get Ogre Here·3/12/2019, 1:37:47 AM·1 votes·2,640 views

For example, Doran's Blade, Shield, and Ring, does that mean that someone named "Doran" made those?

So would that make this list of words (and more) people?

Warmog Draktharr Guinsoo Lord Dominik Malmortius

And many more?

If so, are these people mentioned in any kind of lore anywhere? It'd be cool to have lore for this kind of thing and who these people are and where some of these items/weapons came from.

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KestrelGirl3/12/2019, 1:46:02 AM2 votes

Guinsoo is a Rioter. Not sure about the rest but some of the item names are Dota references.

Doran's been a figure in the lore for a long time, though his position has changed, and most recently according to Yi's short story, he was Yi's teacher.

Jamaree3/12/2019, 1:58:03 AM1 votes

Athene’s was an old school player as well

BLACK REALM GOD3/12/2019, 2:37:31 AM1 votes

for the most part items are named after people who were influential or involved with the game's rise in popularity/creation. Some though are people from the lore. If it's a name that seems natural then it's probably lore related. If it looks like something you'd make with leet speak then it's probably a username of a player.

item 3174 item 3005 item 3742 item 3147 item 4201 item 3124 item 4302 item 3025 item 3036 item 3104 item 3285 item 3165 item 3170 item 3389 item 3041 item 3156 item 3115 item 3084 item 3089 item 3143 item 3116 item 3085 item 3092 item 3401 item 3069 item 3161 item 3087 item 3053 item 3090 item 3091 item 3083 item 3142 item 3050 item 3157 item 3512

these items are for the most part those kind of items with things referring to targon, acended, watchers, aspects, etc. all being lore related. the things that have a name with an apostrophe s are typically items that were created in honor of a player.

mrmeddyman3/12/2019, 6:07:25 AM1 votes

Ohmwrecker is a Youtuber/Twitch streamer that won a referral contest way back in the day.