I assume the animals understand you and can respond intelligibly, otherwise you're just that crazy guy in the park who yells at pigeons
whargolflorp
i will provide necessary quest information
hellraezer
ahh, it would kind of suck if you were on the outskirts.. cause you'd be watching everyone else having fun while you work on the fields. or get conscripted. or something
shanongreen
Of course even quest giving peasants only get a handful of lines to say. "Times are tough" would get boring after awhile.