Apparently there are sentient crows in TESO:
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Very amusing, but I can't help but notice how the Duke tells you that you're totally the first to fulfill the "toll" and be allowed to enter their mysterious land of crows. Way to ignore your MMO setting yet again, ZeniMax. This is the worst clashing of gameplay and story that I've ever seen in a video game. They're deliberately calling attention to the existence of other players and directly telling you that it doesn't make any sense!