Neala Saldana is one of many graddaughters of Ione Saldana.

Ione Saldana, also known as "The Lord of Ruin", Ione is the granddaughter of Michael Saldana, once the Crown Prince of the Saldana Royal Family and creator of the Tranquillity habitat. The Saldanas had been staunch defenders of the Adamist culture for centuries, and Michael's betrayal caused a considerable scandal which led to the exile of himself and all of his descendants. Ione is the absolute ruler of Tranquillity, with complete dictatorial power over every aspect of life.

Tranquillity, germinated in order to research the Ruin Ring - the debris of Laymil Spaceholms predating the birth of Christ over 2000 years ago. Michael Saldana believed that learning what happened to the Laymil was crucial to the Confederation because if an external threat wiped them out, Michael Saldana thought it was of uttermost importance that this threat is identified before first contact.