Pela was a female human living in Wyke Town on Loreth, a celestial body found in the Galactic Frontier, during the age of the High Republic Era. The founder of the community, Layton Wyke, was her uncle, and he felt she lacked the courage necessary for life on the frontier. Once, Pela took Wyke's receiver, and when her uncle discovered this, she claimed she only desired to listen to the Jedi signal coming from Starlight Beacon. Wyke admonished her, telling Pela she didn't need to be so scared, but a strange, loud noise in the distance made her question her uncle's words. Eventually, a Gretalax attacked the settlement, a beast that came from Temple Peak, a mountain nearby. After this assault, Pela lost her ability to speak, with Wyke stating that her vocal cords were damaged when she breathed in rhydonium fumes during the event. After Wyke employed Ty Yorrick, a hunter of monsters, to handle the Gretalax, Pela disrupted their conversation, but Wyke stopped her, explaining her condition to Yorrick. As Yorrick rode a lyuna towards Temple Peak, Pela observed her departure, and they briefly made eye contact, yet Yorrick continued onward to complete her mission.