Bellona

Bellona was the goddess of war and the founder of the Dragonkin.
=History=
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Very little was known about Bellona.
While she may have played a role in shaping the universe, she called Dragonhollow her home. As a deity of the Pantheon, she either shared power with or was a subordinate of Eris, the goddess of discord.
Bellona was the queen of Everfroze, a land she ruled with her husband Ymir and their daughter Neith. As the goddess of war, she often led the Pantheon's armies into battle and served as their strategist and tactician, earning her the title of Battlemaster.
Bellona greatly enjoyed melee tournaments, regularly frequenting the Colosseum in Eventide where she fought with her infamous warhammer Bludgeon. She was undefeated in one-on-one duels.
She became enamored with dragons after her husband returned from the Hollow with a dragonmount named Mesonyx. Over time she was considered a great friend of their kind, going so far as to take a frost familiar of her own and create the Dragonkin organization to strengthen ties between dragons and their allies Because of this, she was conflicted when her daughter Neith and her Dragon Hunters ventured deep into the Hollow to slay countless dragons.
During the Wyvern Wars, Bellona reluctantly handled strategic planning for the Pantheon even though it pained her to war with dragons. She was unable to bring herself to kill her friend Adelind. Nevertheless, in defending her people she slayed many of their kind with Bludgeon. The war would be waged for centuries before the dragons gained the upper hand and Bellona disappeared along with the rest of her family, never to be seen again.
She was mostly forgotten by history, though the Cult of Benly still worshiped her aeons later, believing her immortal soul to be enslaved by Grim in Tartaros awaiting rescue by their demigod hero Benly. 
Her warhammer was recovered by adventurers fighting the Ender Trinity on 4E:370, perhaps suggesting that Bellona was eaten by one of the dragons. The Priesthood considered it a false relic as part of their official rejection of Bellona's existence.
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
Bellona and her warhammer are references to the character Bellona from the video game Smite, who in turn is based on the Roman goddess of war.
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Category:Gods and Goddesses
Category:Wyvern Wars
Category:Lore
Category:Dragonkin
Category:Benly