Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5264386-20130125122221/@comment-9100765-20130604162241

The Kanji used to describe Velka's hair means Crow.

Velka is the Goddess of Sin. Dark Ember produces Occult. Velka Rapier is an Occult Weapon. Harpies drop Ears, an item for Darkmoon which was originally Velka's Covenant. Harpies, Dark Ember, Velka follower all have commonality this way. Hence, Velka hunts sinning gods as well as sinners. Also, since Priscilla was originally a "Heroine", literally titled such in the game files, there is even a stronger connection there. And it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to think the Giant Crow is an agent of Velka seeking to fulfill the Undead Prophecy to which I hazard a guess is Velka's prophecy.