I like this hero he has some spark to him and the theme seems to be a good one Blood knight. Or a knight that deals with blood magic. I can already envision some great spells to go with this hero.  Vladus is to close to vladamir but that is my opinion. But then noone gets confused by the sk reference to soul keeper sand king and skeleton king. So I guess to objects in dota referenced as vlads wont hurt. Though I would keep in mind a reconsideration. I will do a full review tomorrow