Teen Pregnancy: She's said to be only around thirteen years old and is already expecting her first child. Although she's regarded as quite young to be having a baby, she's unconcerned and considered herself blessed (though it is mentioned part of this could be due to pregnancy hormones). Disabled Means Helpless: His mother acts as though he's helpless and is incredibly overprotective because he has a deformed arm, but Lanidar finds this frustrating and wants to be as independent as possible. Ayla and Jondalar persuade his mother to let him try hunting; they give Lanidar a spearthrower they invented that lets him get around the issues with his arm, allowing him to become just as good with a spear as other children his age. In the first part, Ayla is at a Summer Meeting and she begins to learn what an acolyte does. Ayla and the First decide to start Ayla's Donier Tour-- a tour of the sacred caves in the wider region. Jondalar, Jonayla, their animals and many others decide to travel along. Practically Different Generations: He's indicated to be much older than Thonolan and Folara; he was already considered an adult when his mother mated Willomar and when Folara is having First Rites to become a woman (making her a teenager), Joharran is mated with a young child. It's complicated by the fact people in the setting are often considered adults at a younger age than most modern societies, note Jondalar is considered unusual for still being unmated and having no children at 18 although this still puts at least a decade between Joharran and Thonolan, and more than a decade between Joharran and Folara.

Nice Guy: He’s very open-minded and accepting of others; notably he's one of the few people who does not believe the Clan are simply animals.Accurate to current DNA evidence, Auel depicts Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals as able to interbreed. The mixed-race children are generally not favorably regarded by either group. As in many historical cultures, malformed Clan children are routinely subjected to exposure, while the Others may allow such children to live but prejudicially label them as 'abominations'. Such children and their experiences enter the plotline in several books of the series. Jondalar," Ayla said, softly. Now she was getting ready to differ with him, or at least to make a point that he should consider. She looked down again, then raised her eyes and looked directly at him. She wasn't afraid to speak her mind to him, but she wanted to be respectful. "It's true that a spear-thrower is a very good weapon. With it, a spear can be thrown from a much greater distance than one thrown by hand, and that makes it safer. But safer is not safe. A wounded animal is unpredictable. And one with the strength and speed of a cave lion, hurt and wild with pain, could do anything. If you decide to use these weapons against those lions, they should not be used to injure, but to kill." The Medic: She has a fair amount of medicinal knowledge, often being called on to treat injuries and ailments as part of her job. She also tends Ayla when she gives birth to her second child. Determinator: The kid will let nothing stop him from achieving his dream and from trying to help Lanoga and her family. Case in point, when the neighbours try to remove the younger children from Lanoga's care against her wishes, he defends them, insisting he will learn how to hunt and then help provide for Lanoga and her siblings.

Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: It turns out in the last book that because she and Laramar haven't slept together (according to him) since their eldest child was born, then it's extremely unlikely that any of the kids beside Bologan are biologically his. Physiologically, the Clan are heavier and broader but also shorter than the people of The Others. They are very slow to embrace change and to innovate, and they still chase after animals to spear them directly, whereas the Cro-Magnons are enthusiastic about innovation and have moved on to projectile spears. The Clan's tools, clothing, and household implements are similarly less refined and sometimes less effective than those of their Cro-Magnon counterparts, whose implements and other goods are more technologically sophisticated. The Apprentice: In The Shelters of Stone and for most of The Land of Painted Caves, he's training to become a zelandoni. Reasonable Authority Figure: He's nervous about Ayla and Jondalar turning up with horses and especially a wolf, but hears them out when they explain the animals aren't dangerous. He willingly follows Ayla's instructions on how to introduce himself to Wolf and after being satisfied Wolf isn't a threat to his people, he agrees to let Wolf into the settlement provided Ayla and Jondalar can control him.

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Everyone Loves Blondes: She’s very beautiful with pale blonde hair. However, it should be noted that her unpleasant personality is seen as making her less attractive in spite of her looks, and the one man she really wants has no interest in her.

The Land of Painted Caves, a sixth and final installment in the Earth Children's series was published on March 29, 2011. [6] Author Jean M. Auel is quoted in September 2010 saying that in the book Ayla is now about 25 years old and training to become a spiritual leader of the Zelandonii. Her training includes a series of harrowing journeys. [7] The setting [ edit ] Map of Europe during the Würm glaciation (30000 BC). Facial Markings: Fully initiated Zelandoni have tattoos on their foreheads. It's also mentioned other high-ranking members of the tribe have facial tattoos, such Marthona (a former cave leader) and Willomar (the Trade Master). While she watched, the big lion took a few more steps into the field, then disappeared into the grass. It was surprising how well the tall thin stalks could hide animals that were so huge.

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You don't have to," Jondalar said, pointing in a different direction. "He must sense something, too. Look at him coming." Just the First Citizen: She's more or the less the Stone Age equivalent of the Pope and the spiritual leader of all the Zelandonii, but is simply known as "Zelandoni Who is First", "First Among Those Who Serve the Mother" or "the First". First Girl Wins: To Joconan, who loved both her and her friend Bodoa, who had come to train with the zelandonia. However, it's downplayed as Joconan died only a few years into their marriage; Marthona was also very upset that her 'winning' Joconan ruined her close friendship with Bodoa.