I felt the way I hated Baras helped add to the storyline for me. All of these insanely dangerous missions he sent me on (namely Nomen Karr) where he knew I could likely get killed, made me understand more why my character started to dislike him, and it made me that much more satisfied when I found out
From a story standpoint, Baras was done excellently. From an RP standpoint? I hate him so very much.
Also, the fact that he has a mask like he does adds to the cold nature of his character. He shows no emotion except when he raises his voice. And even then, the only emotion he can show is just pure anger.