What do you mean he wasn't well meaning? He created caverns for everyone in case of an apocalypse (Literally saved all of Scadrial). He was constantly under the influence of Ruin. I also recall that he was trying to institute different governments, but the one he settled with he found the best. His whole story was about how he was corrupted by having absolute power, and also being immortal. He cared about his subjects, and was even willing to help them, even with the possibility of them killing him (He made the caverns knowing they only mattered if he was dead.).