Known to be Force-sensitive, her parents deliberately hid her from the Jedi since they feared that it wasn't safe for her. However, when she grew up, her son, Roan Shryne, was likewise Force-sensitive, and Jula's husband Jen Shryne gave Roan to the Jedi against her will during one of her business trips. In 25 BBY, Jula was one of many freelancers contacted by Dooku, under his Sith alias Tyranus, to run communications gear to a complex on Jaguada's moon. Not knowing Tyranus's true identity, or the true intent of the base, she took up the job.