I'm liking the information on Varen and Clivia, as that gives us a little nugget of Cyrodiil's recent history too. I cannot however take the use of the name "Cumberland" seriously, as that is a region of England that is famous for its sausages! lol
Interesting spin to write it as an autobiography. I expected something along the lines of Jorunn and Ayrenn's story, but it shows Emeric sees himself much more sophisticated by writing himself.