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The Banu Merchantman is a trading ship capable of landing or docking and then inviting locals in to view what its cargo holds have to offer. The ship design, perfected by generations of Banu development, is intended to offer a combination of high speed and durability. While the Merchantman is less configurable than a Caterpillar or a Starfarer, there's still plenty of room to take the ship in different directions.^[1]

Features

Bazaar: Featuring an on-board enclosed marketplace, traders can display their goods and services to be exchanged or sold.
Negotiation Room: This is where the Banu does all the negotiating with clients which looks onto the cargo bay so clients can see the cargo.
Craftsmanship: When you walk around a Merchantman, you will quickly notice the exquisite craftsmanship with intricate subtle detailing the Banu are well known for. Ideal if you wish to give a good impression to your clients.
Durability: They are reliable, sturdy and durable, which makes them valued by their Human owners. Amongst the Banu, a ship can sometimes be passed on from generation to generation.
Defense: If there is one thing that these ships are famous for, it is their defensive capabilities. With a hull & armor that can take a pounding, together with a set of fast engines, the Merchantman can easily escape an attack with minimal damage to the ship and internal cargo.
Concealed Weaponry: All the Banu's weapons are concealed because of their need for being low key. But in times of need, the Banu's weaponry can pack a punch, making them ideal in situations like running at pirate blockades.

Specifications

Avionics
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x total
Radars	TBD	L Radar	Large (Large)	1 x 1
Computers	TBD	M Computer	Medium (Medium)	1 x 4

Systems
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x total
Power Plants	TBD	C Power Plant	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2
Coolers	TBD	C Cooler	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2
Shield Generators	TBD	C Shield Generator	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2

Propulsion
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Size (Max)	# per mount x Total
Fuel Intakes	TBD	C Fuel Intake	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2
Fuel Tanks	TBD	C Fuel Tank	Capital (Capital)	1 x 2
Quantum Drives	TBD	C Quantum Drive	Capital (Capital)	1 x 1
Jump Modules	TBD	C Jump Module	Capital (Capital)	1 x 1
Quantum Fuel Tanks	TBD	C Quantum Fuel Tank	Capital (Capital)	1 x 1

Thrusters
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Type	# per mount x Total
Main Thrusters	TBD	VTOL Thruster	VTOL	1 x 2
	TBD	Retro Thruster	Retro	1 x 2
	TBD	Main Thruster	Main	1 x 3
Maneuvering Thrusters	TBD	Fixed Maneuvering Thruster	Fixed	1 x 12

Weaponry
Component	Manufacturer	Model	Details	Size (Max)	# per mount x Total
Weapons	Banu Souli	Weapon TBC	-	8 (8)	1 x 2
Turrets	Banu Souli	Weapon TBC	Manned	5 (5)	2 x 1
	Banu Souli	Weapon TBC	Remote	4 (4)	2 x 2
	Banu Souli	Weapon TBC	Automated PDS	3 (3)	1 x 4

Pledge price history

Date	Pledge cost (USD)	Insurance	Availability	Sale
2013-11-20	250	LTI	Time-limited	2013 anniversary sale ^[2]
2014-11-22	250	2 years	Time-limited	2014 anniversary sale ^[3]
2015-11-21	250	3 years	Time-limited	2015 anniversary sale ^[4]
2016-11-25	250	4 years	Time-limited	2016 anniversary sale ^[5]
2017-04-22	350 (Warbond - 300)	6 months	Time-limited	2017 Defender sale ^[6]
2019-11-28	350	10 years	Time-limited	2019 anniversary sale ^[7]
2020-06-12	350	6 months	Time-limited	2020 Alien Week^[8]
2020-11-26	450 (Warbond - 425)	10 years	Time-limited	2020 anniversary sale^[9]
2021-06-11	550 (Warbond - 450)	6 months	Time-limited	2021 Alien Week
2022-06-16	600 (Warbond - 550)	6 months	Time-limited	2022 Alien Week
2022-11-21	650 (Warbond - 600)	10 years	Time-limited	2022 anniversary sale

Gallery

Development

The Merchantman was part of the 27 million stretch goal in 2013, aiming to expand the game’s alien cultures. As with the Khartu-al, the Merchantman helped introduce and define the Banu race early on before copious amounts of additional lore were developed for the species.^[10]

2013-11-11	Announced as a part of the $27 million stretch goal.^[10]
2014-11-28	Concept sale.^[1]
2019	Original concept was reworked to reflect the new styles from the Defender.^[11]^[12]
2021-05-05	Revealed to be in production and to be implemented in game with an allocated work schedule of 50 weeks.^[13]
2021-10-09	Additional information about the state of reworked Merchantman is provided on CitizenCon 2951.^[11]
2023-06-26	Revealed to be demoted into the development backlog to prioritize capital ships such as Polaris from Roberts Space Industries. It was due to RSI capital ships costing less resources and more impactful to develop, as it has existing design kits and the created assets can be applied to several other RSI ships. While the Merchantman needs a lot of unique assets and there are less or no Banu vehicles in the pipeline. Due to its long development time, some key people that have worked with that are no longer with the company, with Merchantman having no existing guidelines, it will take significant time to restart the development process.^[14]

Role	Contributors
Original concept	Emmanuel Shiu (2013)^[15]^[12], Michael Oberschneider^[11]
Art	Paul Jones^[11]
System design	Mark Gibson^[11]

References

↑ ^{Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 Clipper Ship: Banu Merchantman. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Star Citizen Anniversary Livestream & Sale!. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Star Citizen Anniversary Sale. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ AnniVERSEary Sale: Kickoff. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Banu Merchantman - Anniversary 2016. Archived 2016-11-25.
↑ Banu Defender. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Banu Merchantman IAE 2949. Pledge Store
↑ Alien Week 2950. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ IAE 2950. Retrieved 2020-11-26
↑ ^{Jump up to: 10.0} ^10.1 Letter from the Chairman: $27 Million!. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2023-06-15
↑ ^{Jump up to: 11.0} ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 CitizenCon2951: Ship Talk on YouTube
↑ ^{Jump up to: 12.0} ^12.1 "Visual Dictionary: Alien Ships". Jump Point. Vol. 8 no. 11. pp.24–25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
↑ Roadmap Roundup - May 5th, 2021. Spectrum
↑ Star Citizen Live: Invictus All-Vehicles Roundtable
↑ Banu Merchantman on ArtStation

Spacecraft

Defender Merchantman Triptaker

Guns

Singe Cannon (S1)Singe Cannon (S2)Singe Cannon (S3)

Gloves

Good Gift Gloves

Outerwear

Good Gift Sweater

Ships

Aopoa

XNAA

Nox Kue Volper Khartu-al San'tok.yāi Nox Kuail Kal'tu

Argo Astronautics

ARGO

MPUV Tractor RAFT MOLE SRV MPUV Personnel MPUV Cargo MOLE Carbon OUC MOLE Talus

Banu Souli

BANU

Defender Triptaker Merchantman

Consolidated Outland

CNOU

Nomad Pioneer Mustang Omega Mustang Delta HoverQuad Mustang Alpha Mustang Alpha Vindicator Mustang Gamma Mustang Beta

Crusader Industries

CRUS

Ares Star Fighter Inferno Ares Star Fighter Ion M2 Hercules Starlifter A1 Spirit C1 Spirit Mercury Star Runner C2 Hercules Starlifter E1 Spirit Genesis Starliner Intrepid A2 Hercules Starlifter

Esperia

ESPR

Blade (replica)Prowler Talon Glaive (replica)Scythe (replica)Talon Shrike

P-72 Archimedes P-52 Merlin P-72 Archimedes Emerald

Mirai

MRAI

Razor Guardian Razor EX Guardian QI Fury LX Pulse Razor LX Fury Fury MX Pulse LX

Origin Jumpworks

ORIG

300i 125a 85X 600i Executive Edition 315p 135c 890 Jump M50 600i Touring 325a X1 600i Explorer 400i 100i X1 Velocity X1 Force 350r

United Empire of Earth Navy

Driller Lightfire Cleaver Mauler Stinger Blade Hunter Kingship Vanduul Bob Glaive Vanduul McTyphoonFace Void Scythe

Ground vehicles

Anvil Aerospace

ANVL

Ballista Snowblind Centurion Spartan Ballista Ballista Dunestalker

Argo Astronautics

ARGO

CSV-SM CSV-FM ATLS GEO ATLS

UTV PTV ROC-DS ROC STV

Origin Jumpworks

ORIG

G12a G12r G12

Roberts Space Industries

RSI

Ursa Ursa Fortuna Lynx Ursa Medivac

Tumbril Land Systems

TMBL

Ranger CV Cyclone RC Storm AA Cyclone RN Cyclone AA Storm Cyclone MT Nova Ranger RC Cyclone Ranger TR Cyclone TR

Vanduul Clans

VNCL

Harvester

[presentation-1] {Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 Clipper Ship: Banu Merchantman. Transmission - Comm-Link

[2] Star Citizen Anniversary Livestream & Sale!. Transmission - Comm-Link

[3] Star Citizen Anniversary Sale. Transmission - Comm-Link

[4] AnniVERSEary Sale: Kickoff. Transmission - Comm-Link

[5] Banu Merchantman - Anniversary 2016. Archived 2016-11-25.

[6] Banu Defender. Transmission - Comm-Link

[7] Banu Merchantman IAE 2949. Pledge Store

[8] Alien Week 2950. Transmission - Comm-Link

[9] IAE 2950. Retrieved 2020-11-26

[cl13368-10] {Jump up to: 10.0} ^10.1 Letter from the Chairman: $27 Million!. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2023-06-15

[citcon2951-11] {Jump up to: 11.0} ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 CitizenCon2951: Ship Talk on YouTube

[jpvdas-12] {Jump up to: 12.0} ^12.1 "Visual Dictionary: Alien Ships". Jump Point. Vol. 8 no. 11. pp.24–25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[RR2105-13] Roadmap Roundup - May 5th, 2021. Spectrum

[14] Star Citizen Live: Invictus All-Vehicles Roundtable

[15] Banu Merchantman on ArtStation

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