[Vela hates her Dad]

Examining the games files show she only has unique conversations with companions not the watcher.  That kinda bums me out.

[Fixes to the Patch Beta Build]

So I found Vela in my ship but when I talk to her she says default crew member lines. Are we suppose to be able to talk to her? I also occasionally see her talk to my companions.

[Save Import/Legacy Issues]

Hah, you're lucky that you can get Vela at all. I've tried a few different backgrounds and tried to put small variations in there, and none of them let her appear. Only way I knew she even was in the game was because I had a save from before the release of the White March. Gonna give it few more tries before just giving up completely and running with that one, nevermind the consequences.

You can't get her using saves yet Its an issue that should be fixed in a patch.   https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/97374-known-major-issues

[A Messy & Broken Launch]

The save import not importing Vela into the game killed it for me. I figured out it was because I pledged to Galawain and it didn't carry over Vela for some reason.

[Save Import/Legacy Issues]

I got the same problem. Can't do Galawain otherwise Vela wont show up.