Wow!! he got to be an esteemed elder at 34. You must have stayed on top of things. I left my runner for a few hours and when I got back he was researching, his first skill. I thought He'd be a Master builder after the mosaic was finished and a hut, but I think he kept wandering off. Then I had him farm. After he was a Master farmer I had to put him on fixing huts to finally get his totem.

When I get a runner again I'm going to spend the day with him/her to see if I can get it done under 42.