Katola was a Ranel child, residing on Peladine. She was known as a furniture maker, making tables, lamps, chairs as well as buffets out of kempas. As a high schooler, she wanted to enroll at Braytac University in industrial design, and received free applications to a dozen Lyran schools, like Kinda Sorta College, Spoiled Rotten University, as well as Seirauna University. She went as far as studying with Peokaa for the Matura so that she may accomplish her goal. (Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "Educational Armageddon")