It's just an interesting topic.

It seems that's how it worked. One person drew the hero portraits. Another wrote the text. A third person combined the images and text. In the case of Dess, there wasn't a suitable text available. In the rush, no one checked, and at that time, there were already enough other concerns regarding the game itself. The same happened with Kirre-Kirre; they got confused and mixed him up with someone else. Just choose Gurnisson or Craig as your main hero, and don't worry about it.