Summary of the details:
- There will be eight to nine settlements outside of the major five cities
- Inventory map will be similar to Google Maps and in 3D
- Cannot make notes on the map
- Children will be present in Skyrim
- Not all dragons are out to destroy you, some are friendly
- Traders will be depend on harvests, so if there is a cornfield in the city which gets destroyed by a fire, the traders in the city will run out of corn or you have to pay horrible prices
- Players will be able to buy houses
- Lock-picking will be a mini-game

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim director Todd Howard provided further information on Skyrim in his interview here, discussing races, dungeons, AI, and new creatures. The more Betheda says on this title, the more my anticipation grows. Currently, Elder: Scrolls V: Skyrim is scheduled to release November 11, for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.