Personally I'm in favor of changing the names. Its just easier to remember the names of the factions and associate characters with them when the names are translated. If you do decide to change the names you could put a little glossary at the end of each chapter so people know what the old names...
This is one of the few times where I think the "snipers" are in the wrong. 1.) At least provide a product to the same standard that is already available. There were numerous grammatical errors in this chapter. 2.) Which is the bigger issue imo. Where were ya'll a year ago when WH was behind...