Below is a list of all the things referenced (so far) in the game and where I got the name and/or inspiration.
Superunknown RPG - “Superunknown” by Soundgarden
The Roam - “Wherever I May Roam” by Metallica
Solitude’s Anvil - The city Solitude in the video game Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Anvil for the shape of the island
The Downward Spiral - The Album “The Downward Spiral” by Nine Inch Nails
Vortexergy - original!
Bath of Fire - “Bath of Fire” by The Presidents of the USA
The Soundgarden - based on the band Soundgarden
Phaethe Falls - based on an old AOL name I went by, Phaethe, which is pronounced “Faith”
Star’s Sword - original!
Aela - based on Aela The Huntress from video game Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Ohmes - Khajiit race type from video game Elder Scrolls lore
Ecco Ocean - Video game “Ecco The Dolphin”
Everlong - “Everlong” by The Foo Fighters
Underbridge - “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Midborn - randomly generated
Fleeting End - randomly generated
Simple Passing - “Simple Passing” by Hammerbox
The Gauntlet - based on the video game Gauntlet
Falserest - randomly generated
Kit Hills - randomly generated
Stellarvania - A mix of “Stellar” by Incubus and -vania from the video game Castlevania
The Warped Sea - “Warped” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tears of Blood - “Tears of Blood” by Biohazard
The Teal Bay - randomly generated
Shimmer Ocean - “Shimmer” by Fuel
Tragic Kingdom - The Album “Tragic Kingdom” by No Doubt
Rosskar - randomly generated
Bath of Fire - “Bath of Fire” by The Presidents of the USA
Oasis - based on the band Oasis
The Distance - “The Distance” by Cake
Jungle of Denial - “Denial” by Sevendust
River City - based on the video game River City Ransom
Pharrhar-On-Sea - randomly generated
Unforgiven - “Unforgiven” by Metallica
By and Down - “By and Down” by A Perfect Circle
Last Hope - “Last Hope” by Paramore
The Big Empty - “Big Empty” by Stone Temple Pilots
Wicked Garden - “Wicked Garden” by Stone Temple Pilots
Nahiri Mountains - based on the Magic the Gathering character Nahiri
Kontra - based on the video game Contra
Cypress Hill - based on the band Cypress Hill
Mythbreak - randomly generated
Arlandria - “Arlandria” by The Foo Fighters
Lake Sublime - based on the band Sublime
Paradise - “Welcome to Paradise” by Green Day
Lost Whispers Strait - based on the album “Lost Whispers” by Evanescence
Snowrim Mountains - inspired by the video game Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Aurora - “Aurora” by The Foo Fighters
Fordgrayl - randomly generated
Fitz’s Corner - play on words between Eugene Fitzherbert (Flynn Rider) from the movie Tangled and “Fritz’s Corner” by Local H
The Otherside - “The Otherside” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Gothel’s Tower - inspired by Mother Gothel and her tower from the movie Tangled
Sub- Zero Bay - inspired by the character Sub-Zero from the video game Mortal Kombat
Everclear Bay - based on the band Everclear
Silenthorn - randomly generated
Purepoint - randomly generated
Wasting Light - based on the album “Wasting Light” by The Foo Fighters
Mass Reactor - combination of the video games Mass Effect and Atlas Reactor
Essence - Didn’t want to use the word Magic, slightly inspired by the band Evanescence
Sevendust Element - combination of the band Sevendust and the movie The Fifth Element
King Oma - based on the song “One Man Army” by The Prodigy/Tom Morello
Lady Alanis - based on the singer Alanis Morissette
Imperator Tu-Ton - Fun way of saying “Two Ton”
Princes Xixes - Much like the character Dominio from the movie Deadpool, Xixes is pronounced “sixes” as in she always rolls sixes
Queen Barden - based off The Barden Bellas from the movie Pitch Perfect
King Sil-Veres - based off the word Silver
King Nothing - “King Nothing” by Metallica
Lady Lawless - based on the the actress Lucy Lawless
King Miraak - Miraak is a character from the video game Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Princess Trinity - based on the character Trinity from the movie The Matrix
Isabell Chancellor - randomly generated
Bayley Radner - randomly generated
Yelyah Rose - Based on the singer Hayley Williams and the song “Rose Colored Boy” by Paramore
Bray Godsil - randomly generated
Ararana Myradri - randomly generated
Aldren Stockton - randomly generated
Rell Berridge - randomly generated
Fear Fighters - based on the band The Foo Fighters
Neowulf - based on the character Neo from the movie The Matrix and my dog Neo
Infinity Core - based off the Sideway 8’s game
AeroWeb Industries - based on an old AOL name Aerobullet, which is based off the songs “Aeroplane” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins
Black Hole Sons - “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden
People of the Sun - “People of the Sun” by Rage Against The Machine
Human - Human
Krogoth - based off a unit in the video game Total Annihilation
Alterbeast - based off the video game Altered Beast
Lithoborne - meaning “stone born”, Litho being inspired by the Magic the Gathering character Nahiri
Elfine - a mix of Elf and Feline
Metamorph - original
Machinehead - “Machinehead” by Bush
Thunderkiss - “Thunder Kiss ‘65” by White Zombie
Offspring - based on the band The Offspring
Monkey Wrench - “Monkey Wrench” by The Foo Fighters
Pantera - based on the band Pantera
Undone - “Undone” by Weezer
Sure Shot - “Sure Shot” by The Beastie Boys
Prodigy - based on the band The Prodigy
Collective Soul - based on the band Collective Soul
Welcome to Intermission (short stories) - “Welcome to Intermission” by The Offspring
Side Story Interstate Love Song - “Interstate Love Song” by Stone Temple Pilots
Side Story Time Bomb - “Time Bomb” by Rancid
Hunter's Quarter - made up myself
Leafy Brown's Bar - made up myself
Miller's Zone - made up myself
Zrak Tega (Friend of Blocus) - randomly generated
Elemental Extracts Mining Group - randomly generated
Nolam Bonebraids (Lithoborne worker) - randomly generated
Miles Savell (Cuban head of Security) - randomly generated
Leyawiin Shepard - Leyawiin is a city in the video game Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Shepard is the last name of the character from the video game Mass Effect. My personal character in the video game Mass Effect went by Leyawiin Shepard
Hollow's Spot - made up myself
Hummingbird Garden - made up myself
Barrett Jade - Based on the character Barrett Jade from the video game Death Duel
Peak Estate - made up myself
Eliz M'tais (Secretary for Yelyah Rose) - randomly generated
Deadhead's Port - randomly generated
Little Nemo - based on the character from the video game Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Leave's Station Exit - made up myself
The 46&2 - "Forty Six & Two" by Tool
Episode 2: Gotta Have Faith - “Faith” by Limp Bizkit
Desire’s District - made up myself
The Jammers (Chill, Roxy, Slade, and Judge) - based on the characters from the video game Jammit
Fortune's Fame - based on a line from “Memory Remains” by Metallica
Triton - "Triton" by Galaktikon
Kaylyn Smoak - randomly generated
Trent Razor - based on the musician Trent Reznor
PROspect - made up myself
Greedy Fly - "Greedy Fly" by Bush
Pheelae - based on the character from the video game Death Duel
Sanguine's Corner - made up myself
Ranger-X - based on the video game Ranger-X
Toejam and Earl - based on the video game ToeJam & Earl
Tesora Matodo - randomly generated
Jet Star and Kobra Kid - based from the album “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys” by My Chemical Romance
Blynk - made up myself
T'Mek - based on the video game T-Mek
Alyce - based on the band Alice in Chains
Tazma - name play on the cartoon character Tasmanian Devil from Looney Toons
Song "The Hall of Souls" by Nine Inch Nails - from the video game Quake
Superbeast - "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie
80-F Blade - the 80-F is play on “BO-F” as in Bath of Fire Blade; the blade is supposed to be a miniaturized version of the Star’s Sword event at the Bath of Fire
Phobos 12-SCG - shotgun was a combination of the shotgun from the video game Doom and the movie Army of Darkness; Phobos is the Mars's moon where the video game Doom takes place and SCG stands for “Stage Coach Gun”, which was the model shotgun used in Army of Darkness
FarSight EM - combination of the weapon from the video game Perfect Darkness and the weapon from the movie Eraser
X23 Defender - X23 based on the Marvel character X23, Laura Kinney
Warpcrawler - based on the Marvel character Nightcrawler
IOBO Extractor - IOBO is a play on “1080”, from the video game 1080 Snowboarding
Currency “IB” - joke about “It’s Both” as the currency can either be gold or credits
Mean Machine - based on the song “Mean Machine” by Sugar Ray; used in the video game Road Rash 64; also reference to the Terminator in T2
Dopinder - character from the movie Deadpool; used in our last RPG
Critical Darling - based on the song “Critical Darling” by Slipknot
The Evenflow - based on the song “Evenflow” by Pearl Jam
The Snuggly Duckling - based on the tavern from the movie Tangled
Metalhead - based on the Sega 32X video game, Metal Head
Evesix - based on the band Eve 6
Spoon - based on the song “Spoonman” by Soundgarden
Skritchin - based on the Sega Genesis video game Skitchin’
Castle Adia - based on the song “Adia” by Sarah McLachlan
Shadowboxer - based on the song “Shadowboxer” by Fiona Apple
Starox - based on the video game character Star Fox
Cool Spot - based on the 7-UP character Cool Spot, also a Sega Genesis video game
Jumpa - Play on Bumper from the movie Pitch Perfect and the song “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind
The Crow - based on the movie The Crow
The Silverchair - based on the band Silverchair
Marcy’s Playground - based on the band Marcy’s Playground
Fiona Grapple - based on the singer Fiona Apple
Crash&Burn - based on the Panasonic 3DO video game Crash ‘n Burn
Gauntlet of Prophecy - based on the Gauntlet of Omens from the cartoon Thundercats
Circles - based on the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings and the song “Circles” by Soul Coughing
Darkstar - based on the Glaive from the movie Krull and one of the football team names from the video game Mutant League Football
Golden Axe - based on the Sega Genesis video game Golden Axe; composed of a Daedric Crescent from the video game Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind and a Bat’leth from Star Trek. The hilt is also a glass axe hilt from the video game Elder Scrolls
Helmet of Rage - based on the Sega Genesis video game Streets of Rage and the character Cyclops from the X-Men
Side story “My Heart Is Broken” - “My Heart Is Broken” by Evanescence
Side story “....Said Sadly” - “Said Sadly” by The Smashing Pumpkins
Side story “You Can’t Run Away” - “You Can’t Run Away” by Galaktikon
Rosshar - Randomly generated
“... couple of Bad Dudes” Strider and Edge - based on the Nintendo game Bad Dudes, featuring Striker (changed to Strider, based on another video game) and Blade (changed to Edge)
Turok - based on the video game character Turok (Dinosaur Hunter)
Lazer Witch - based on the song “Prophecy of the Lazer Witch” by Galaktikon
Interceptor - based on the vehicle in the movie “The Road Warrior” (Mad Max), the V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, also the Sega Genesis video game "F-22 Interceptor"
Black Souls - based on the song “Black Is The Soul” by Korn
Rygar (mentioned) - based on the Nintendo video game “Rygar”
Forsaken - based on the Nintendo 64 video game “Forsaken”
Lord Pendragon - based on the Sega Genesis video game “Eternal Champions” character, Xavier Pendragon
Firestarter - based on the song “Firestarter” by The Prodigy
Sol’Kers - original term; based on the words “Soul Takers”
The Unsainted - based on the song “Unsainted” by Slipknot
The Modus - means “The Way”, play on “This is the way” from the show The Mandalorian
Big Bertha - based on a unit from the PC video game Total Annihilation
Season 2!
In This Diary (Short Stories) - “In This Diary” by The Ataris
A Place For My Head - “A Place For My Head” by Linkin Park
All I Wanted - “All I Wanted” by Paramore
You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” by The Offspring
Pennyroyal Plaze - from “Pennyroyal Tea” by Nirvana
Another Heart Calls - “Another Heart Calls” by All-American Rejects
My Last Breath - “My Last Breath” by Evanescence
Reload - “Reload” by Rob Zombie
Cherry Lips liquor - “Cherry Lips” by Garbage
“WHAT IN PHAETHE FALLS IS THAT!?!” is a play on “What in Oblivion is that???” from the beginning scenes of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
The Sweet Escape - “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani
Door 343 - from the video game Halo, 343 Guilty Spark
Complicated - “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne
High Voltage - “High Voltage” by Linkin Park
Full Spectrum - from the video game “Full Spectrum"
Scotty - based on Scott from the movie “Eurotrip”
“Cardiac” Steve - inside joke!
Lustra - based on the band Lustra (who sings “Scotty Doesn’t Know” from the movie Eurotrip)
Mr. E - based on the song “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” by the Eels (from the movie Road Trip). Also a fun accident that it sounds like “mystery”!
Three Doors Down district - based on the band Three Doors Down
Liandri - based on the video game “Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict”
Chelsea Dagger - based on the song “Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis
Roelyn - based on the song “Rollin’” by Limp Bizkit
Lux Latus - latin for “light side”, based on the song “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers
Felicity Ferox - slightly based on the Preatorian Ferox from the tabletop game Warmachine/Hordes
Hitomi - based on the video game Dead or Alive
Silver Shadow - based on a lyric from the song “Le Disko” by Shiny Toy Guns
Chris Thornfall - a play on musician Chris Cornell
John “Warthog” Keyes - based on names/things from the video game Halo (John for Master Chief’s first name, Warthog from the vehicle, Keyes from the Captain Keyes)
Randagulf - based of the video game The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
Arc Glove - based on the Nintendo Power Glove
Spar-343 Blade - based from the video game Halo (Spar short for Spartan, 343 from 343 Guilty Spark)
Weller Repeater - based from the movie RoboCop (actor Peter Weller)
Ripley’s Ravager - based from the movie Aliens (Ripley)
P.E.P. - based from the movie Ghostbusters
Lob - randomly generated
Zephyr - based on the song “Zephyr” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nurbag - randomly generated
Nathan - based on the actor Nathan Fillion
Gunag - randomly generated
Big Daddy Jack - based on a combination of “Big Daddy” from the video game Bioshock and the movie Fight Club, the Narrator aka “Jack”
Monerva - a play on the name Minerva (the character look being of Mother Gothel from the movie Tangled) and the song "Minerva" by Deftones
“V for Vermillion” (Yelyah Rose) - based on the song “Vermillion” by Slipknot
Jones’s Satchel - based on the movie character Indiana Jones
Shield of Legend - based from the movie Legend
Ellinor Moore - slightly based off of the character Ellinor from the TV show The Good Place (the character look being of Rapunzel from the movie Tangled)
Murmaider - based on the song “Murmaider” by Dethklok
Eonlypse - slightly based on the comic book character Apocolypse
A-Team van - referencing the van from the TV show The A-Team
Advent Hathorn - randomly generated
Lake Talisman - based off the board game Talisman
Ryro - randomly generated
Mezhyp - a combination of the two album names by the band System Of A Down (Mezmerize and Hypnotize)
Zoopy - randomly generated
Kassandra - based on the video game Hunter: The Reckoning, the character Kassandra
Arcadium - based on the album name “Stadium Arcadium” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Blessed Helmet - based from the movie Flash Gordon, the helmet that Prince Vultan wears (played by the actor Brian Blessed)
Balmora - based from the video game The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
Magdalena - based on the song “Magdalena” by A Perfect Circle
Telent Treseder - randomly generated
Ulrich Von Liechtenstein - based from the movie A Knight’s Tale
The Scientist - based on the song “The Scientist” by Coldplay
Revelation - based on the song “Revelations” by Audioslave
Odds and Evens Emporium - inside joke!
Charlie Brown’s Inn - based on the restaurant Charlie Browns
Thug Doug - based on a character in the song “Hip Hop Awards (Skit)” by The X-ecutioners
Ravenscroft - based from the video game Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Float On Market - based on the song “Float On” by Modest Mouse
Toothbay Harbor - a play on the town Boothbay Harbor
Carlos - inside joke!
The Berberis - randomly generated
Orissa - randomly generated
The Seahawk - randomly generated
The Predator - based on the movie The Predator, with the look of the sword based on the movie Beastmaster
Umbradeth - original!
Worldender - original (not original)
Brutus - based from the video game Brute Force
Regnier - based from the video game Kingdom Under Fire
Kuros Tizrak - based from the video game Death Duel
Slimboi - a play on the musician Fatboy Slim
Thunderhorse - based on the song “Thunderhorse” by Dethklok
Reptilia - based on the song “Reptilia” by The Strokes
White Stripe - based on the band The White Stripes
Kihar - based on the actor Kit Harrington
Eternal Champion - based on the video game Eternal Champions