by dianaduh Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:42 am
So I have a point relating Gwyndolin and Velka.
It's interesting that in the artbook says that harpiers are followers of Velka. Harpiers are know from the Greek Mythology for being agents of punishment, that were cruel and tortured people. Why the goddess of sin punish peolpe? She was meant to forgive people. Punishment is the job of the followers of Gwyndolin.
Also, some harpiers can drop the Souvenir of Reprisal, which says:
"Blood-drained, shrunken ear. Souvenir taken from subduing the guilty.
The knights called the Blades of the Darkmoon punish the
guilty-soaked offenders of the Gods and take this as proof of their
conquest. The earless corpses of the guilty will be left behind as a
warning to others, inspiring both fear and respect for the Gods. Such is
the eternal mandate of the Dark Sun."
Just harpiers doing their jobs, but again, not for Velka, for Gwyndolin. Members of the DarkMoon covenant also get the Souvenir of Reprisal after a successful invasion, like if they're playing the harpiers.
Who said that one person can only be high in intelligence or in faith? If Gwyndolin, son of a God, was really part of some of the Seath's experiments, he actually has high intelligence and faith.
Velka and Gwyndolin could be the same person, or just partners.
Harpier is also mentioned in a Shakespeare poem "The Three Witches Spell" in Macbeth.
There were three witches in Macbeth as you can see(it's known that Velka is a witch), their role was to give prophecies to Macbeth and later create visions to Macbeth that show his downfall.
You're taken to Lordran by a crow that many believe is Velka in another form, it's given you the quest of the chosen undead, as a prophecy would work.
In Macbeth, the witches represent chaos, confusion, creating situations that evil is seen as good and good seen as evil(two ends confusion?). I see a possibility of Velka joining Gwyndolin to create chaos, creating all that image of pardoner but punishing people, the book would help in this case too.
Book of the Guilty
"The goddess of Sin, Velka, oversees this list of the guilty, who
have disrespected the Gods or their covenants, and shall one day face
the wrath of the Blades of the Darkmoon."
Why would someone that forgives people keep names of sinners so they could be punished?