Now that intends on whom you ask. Certainly the Allagans themselves would say otherwise, for the calamity occurred because of a clash between the Emperor of Allag and his descendants, as the latter sought to stop the former's plans. In either case, neither intended for things to fall out as they did. Emperor Xande wished to surrender the world in its entirety to the Void, while his descendants only wished to stop him. Leaving behind ruins and works that would cause untold grief for future generations was the result of the clash, not the intent.

[Again, not humorous, but Venat holds a bemused smile in place anyway.]

But the founder, the true creator of the Allagan Empire, could ask for nothing better. The subsequent chaos served his goals better than the Empire alone ever could.