Since sprouts aren’t born as adults like tree-born sylvari they actually age, but still age faster than children of other races do. They sprout as toddlers, about the equivalent of three human years, and continue to grow at a rate of about three human years in a calendar year, so it takes them about 6 years to become the mental and physical equivalent of a human 18-year old.

I like this. But how is the sprout actually born? Is it a birthing process similar to humans or something different?

They still come out of pods, just tinier than those of tree-born sylvari.

Here’s a link to my original rambles with more stuff on how sprouts work and there’s also a few more posts in my sprouts hc tag!