So, the PCs at my table include:
An Oath of Vengeance archer Paladin
A dual-revolver gunslinger
A Tiger animal companion
...and a drunken master halfling. Who is really having trouble pulling his weight. So I was thinking, what if the Raven's Head was somehow massively useful to his character? He doesn't hit enough, and doesn't do enough damage, so...+Level to all damage done, to living mortals (not outsiders or constructs) and undead, while holding the rod in hand?
By the time you get it, there aren't many living mortal enemies left in the adventure.
Give the undead bane property to all his unarmed attacks while he carries it? Make him automatically channel positive energy whenever he lands a critical hit?