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{{nihongo|'''Ayla'''|エイラ|Eira|"Eira" in Japanese media}} is a character in {{CT}} and is the chief of the Ioka tribe in 65,000,000 B.C. Her people are in constant war against the [[Reptite]]s, an evolved, intelligent race of reptiles. She is characterized as fiercely courageous, decisively confident, and morally pure.

After [[Lavos]] hits the planet, dust blasts into the atmosphere and blocks out the sun. This causes an ice age and the extinction of the Reptites; Ayla subsequently retires from her duties as chief. Ayla cannot use magic because she was born before humans became genetically capable of doing so (as further explained through human evolution in ''[[Chrono Cross]]''). She relies on unarmed combat and physical prowess in battle. Interestingly, in the original Japanese and the re-translated English version, she makes a potentially bisexual comment upon meeting the party (which was censored to "respect" in the original English translation). In the new re-translation in Chrono Trigger DS there seems to be subtle hints that she is in the very early stages of pregnancy, commenting that upon having a child or being killed, [[Kino]] will become chief of the [[Ioka Village]]. After the defeat of [[Nizbel]] in the [[Reptite Lair]], she became slightly ill, which for some, also supports this. Also, Ayla expressed concern over the small size of [[Marle]]'s breasts, worrying that they weren't sufficient to give milk to children; this exchange was censored in American versions of the game.

Ayla is first introduced to the party when [[Crono]] and his friends visit the [[Prehistory|prehistoric era]] to repair [[Frog]]'s sword, The [[Masamune]], to assist in their battle against [[Magus]], leader of the [[Mystic]]s and murderer of Frog's bestfriend [[Cyrus]]. The broken pieces of the Masamune are acquired after the party defeats [[Masa & Mune|Masa and Mune]], guardians of the blade. The shards are taken to [[Melchior]], a swordsmith and [[Guru]], who cannot repair the blade without [[Dreamstone]], a crimson-colored rock of ancient origin--so ancient that the party must travel millions of years into the past to recover a sample. Upon their arrival in [[Mystic Mountains|Mystic Mountain]], they are ambushed by a seemingly ceaseless swarms of [[Reptite]]. Ayla shows up to fight them off and invites the time-travelers to her village for a party. Ayla, as chieftan due to her strength and will, is keeper of the [[Dreamstone]], and during the party, if Chrono beats Ayla at a soup-chugging competition, she willingly forks it over. However, when the sun rises the next day, they find the camp has been ransacked by Reptites and the [[Gate Key]] stolen. Tracking the reptilian maurauders to [[Forest Maze]], Ayla convinces[[ Kino]] to admit he had stolen the Gate Key out of jealousy, after which point the Reptites stole it from him. Ayla, Crono, and the others invade the [[Reptite Lair]], defeat [[Nizbel]], and take the Gate Key from [[Azala]] so they can return to the present and repair the sword.