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I received the Ultimate Wilderness core book and I really like the ghoran race but I cannot figure out if the seed, after its 2d6 day germination, comes back as the same level as the parent plant was, one level lower due to the negative level, or 1st level like a samsaran so that there are not all epic level ghorans running around? I mean with the reallocation of skill ranks or combat feats, depending upon the racial trait, the first or second one makes sense but still over thousands of years (per page 15 at the beginning) they would all be epic right?

1. Does it count as a gnome weapon since it comes from the Gnomes sourcebook?
2. Since it says "You fight with a battle ladder like you would a regular quarterstaff,..." does that mean that you can use feats like quarterstaff mastery with it?