Neel was a male alien youngling who lived on At Attin and was best friends with another child named Wim during the New Republic Era.[1] Around 9 ABY,[8] Wim found an old starship buried in the woods outside their city. After the two and two other children named KB and Fern investigated the ship, they accidentally activated it and became lost in space. The group of kids then forged an alliance with the ship's droid SM-33 and a Force-sensitive man called Jod Na Nawood to find their way back home and avoid a crew of pirates.[9]