I have not read Izumi Suzuki, but thank you for the recommendation! Most of the names I use are historical or mythological, though they come from various traditions.
This was my first time using GB Studio, and I found out about avatars late in the process. When I tried them, I found that they crowded out the text, so I decided it would be too much work to change all the dialogues (over a hundred) to accommodate the avatars. Next time I will try to integrate avatars from the start.
Anyway, thanks so much for trying out the game!