The Blackfeather Court Content . My ongoing quest for information regarding the Daedric realms and their inhabitants led me to investigate rumors of a portal in the city of Davon ' s Watch . After much searching , I discovered an entrance to a pocket realm within the Evergloam , a place known only as the Crow ' s Wood . Similar in its ominous feel to the rest of Nocturnal ' s mysterious realm , the Crow ' s Wood appears as a dark marsh full of dangerous creatures . Most notably , a murder of intelligent , talking crows inhabits the area and considers the place to be its personal kingdom . Here is what I learned during my brief sojourn to the Crow ' s Wood . The crows organize themselves using a feudal system and refer to their flock as the Blackfeather Court . These birds claim to be the spawn of a hagraven they call the Crow Mother , and they constantly strive to defend their domain from wolves , giant bats , and other predatory creatures that roam the shadowy realm . The Duke of Crows leads the Court . This large , proud bird presides over the rest of the flock because , as he tells it , he ' s " the smartest and biggest and loudest " crow in the murder . Indeed , for these noisy , talkative birds , the ability to stand out among the crowd is considered not only a necessity , but a symbol of prestige . The rest of the flock clusters and conspires around the Duke of Crows , engaging in their insistent plotting and politicking for status and favor . Not that the Duke of Crows appears to do much more than preen and bluster . The real work of the Blackfeather Court , such as it is , falls to the Seneschal of Carrion and the Court Castellan . Both of these birds serve the Duke of Crows , but they evidently have the freedom and authority to perform independently to keep the Court operating efficiently — or , at least as efficiently as any group of intelligent birds can manage . The Seneschal of Carrion takes care of the assorted domestic arrangements for the Court , as well as acting as the steward for the Duke of Crows . The Seneschal also adjudicates the various tributes of death and carnage regularly heaped upon the Court . ( Although to be fair , except for the tributes they requested of me , I saw no one else seeking the favor of the Duke of Crows and his flock during my visit . ) The Court Castellan , on the other hand ( wing ? ) , acts as the governor of the Court . This involves overseeing the various knights and knaves that serve the Court , including the Knights of Marrow , Pith , Gore , and Vitreous , and the Knaves of Rooks , Pipes , and Ravens . As with everything surrounding the Court , there appears to be more attention paid to pomp and circumstance than to actually accomplishing anything of substance . Eventually , it falls to the Bursar of Tributes , a feathered accountant of sorts , to sort and catalog the tributes of death and carnage that add to the Court ' s ever - growing hoard of shiny objects . The crows charge visitors who enter the realm , either a toll of flesh or silver , to grant temporary safe passage through the Crow ' s Wood . Anyone who refuses to pay , be they featherless tourists or birds of a different persuasion , is subject to any and every disgrace and degradation the crows can come up with , including incessant cawing , pecking , and foul droppings on heads and fancy clothing . I paid the toll for an opportunity to wander among the Court and talk to its members , but it isn ' t clear to me that such a payment was absolutely necessary . They are just crows , after all . As I prepared to depart the Crow ' s Wood , the Knave of Ravens sidled over to me , fixed me with her curious sideways gaze , and uttered this ominous proclamation : " Pay attention , featherless cur ! Today the Blackfeather Court rules the Crow ' s Wood . But tomorrow ? Tomorrow the Night Mistress has grander plans for our respected murder ! " The word followed me back to Tamriel , along with an echo of caws . " Murder ! " I may never feel completely safe around a gathering of birds again .