At the end of Campaign 1, Almandor is a small settlement founded by Valaya Silverleaf and Kaetir Grovesong. At first, it is a home built up to bring Valaya's family back to Valenwood from their refuge in High Rock. She begins to bring various forms of plantlife not native to Valenwood in and creates an alchemical shop. This creates some division between her and the rest of Green Pact society in Valenwood, but the town becomes economically powerful quickly and due to her ties to the Blackpowder Mercenaries and Svarog she brings a lot of attention to the town.
Between Campaigns 1 and 2, various things occur. Out of her deep desire to be a mother, since she grew up without one, she opens up an orphanage in the town. Other Bosmer, whose families were torn apart by the diseases that rampaged throughout the Third Great War, are welcomed into the town, and she and her family jointly run the orphanage to take care of all the children who lost their families. While she founded the Orphanage, the fact that she quickly becomes pregnant with her first kids takes away her ability to spend all her time on the orphan kids. Daira Mithlasse ends up becoming the matron of the Orphanage.