Kassadae's parents where Romulans that lived on a Romulan colony world, she was born shortly before the Hobus Supernova that would destroy Romulus. Her parents where killed in the chaos that followed the supernova, and she was found by a Vulcan Captain, who took her in and raised her as his own daughter. There are unconfirmed reports that she is the Granddaughter of Telek R'mor, who appeared briefly in the 7-year long journey home of the USS Voyager.