Worship: Enyo (aka: Bellona), the Amazon Goddess of War
Sacred animal: The Dragon
Attire: Golden coated full plate armour over thick steel chainmail and a white silk tunic. They also wear a fiery red cape and carry any weapons of their personal choice.
Bodyguards: Bellona's Warmaidens
Main Temple: The Colossus of Bellona, at the ruins of Olympia.
Scope: War. War never changes. Nor does Bellona. Neither do her priestesses and followers. They are always seeking combat!
Powers: The Pristesses of Bellona are, before anything else, sacred warrioresses themselves. Unlike any other priestesses devoted to other amazon deities, they fight in the front lines and directly command soldiers at the very vanguard of the battlefield, granting great morale boosts to any allies around them.
Priestesses of Bellona
Also known as "Enyo", "Destroyer of Cities" and "Sister of War", Bellona is not an ordinary goddess. Nearly all the other amazon deities are warrioresses too, but each one of them is also a patron of other important things, like knowledge, sportsmanship or chivalry. Bellona, on the other hand, only cares for war itself. Combat, bloodshed, wanton destruction... and nothing else!
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As such, the worship of Bellona is highly controversial amongst the amazon people. Although she is not outright evil or wicked like her fallen sister Eris, Bellona is quite a warmongering goddess. Her followers tend to be short-tempered and really prone to resort to violence, starting fistfights over even the smallest problems and facing nearly any situation using their fists rather than their minds.
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On the other hand, they are also really brave and fierce in combat whenever the inevitability of a war lurks on the horizon. And war always comes. Bringing chaos and mayhem on its wake, which most times can only be stopped by the very thing Bellona's followers are the very best at: slaughtering enemies in a merciless bloodbath.
For this reason, the Priestesses of Bellona wear armour instead of fancy robes or skimpy dresses, wielding swords and shields instead of staves, books or sacred amulets. They do not have actual bodyguards like all the other priestesses from other deities either, keeping by their side a full entourage of the very best assault troops they can find instead. Alongside the Bellona's Warmaidens, those battle-priestesses accompany any amazon armies which they deem worthy onto the heart of the battlefield, raising their allies' spirits through their inspiring presence and striking fear on the enemy ranks through their fearsome might.
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They use their faith and devotion in Bellona to harvest their own inner wrath, channeling it into strength and becoming unstoppable killing machines while in combat. All they do in times of peace is train more and more, keeping themselves always ready for the next war to come, while also roaming the land and searching for good candidates to become part of their warmongering entourage.
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Their sheer prowess in combat is such a thing of legends that the Pristesses of Bellona coat their entire suits of armour in gold taken from spoils of war, rendering them perhaps a bit too shiny and opulent-looking, but at the same time also really standing out within any crowd, enhancing all the more the great morale boost on any amazon warrioress fighting by their side.