Ivor first appears to be grumpy, impatient, cynical, and arrogant. He spoke rudely to others and displayed zero patience for anyone getting in the way of his plans. Ivor shows little care for others, focusing instead on his own ideas and desires.
As the story progressed, however, the truth about the Order of the Stone was discovered and Ivor's true motives with creating the Wither Storm were revealed: Ivor's only goal was to show the world the Order of the Stone were liars.