Homebrew Mercane Species Details

Mercanes are merchants who trade primarily in magic items and advanced technology, including artifacts and spelljamming helms.  These 12-foot-tall, lanky, blue giants dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers.  They use spelljamming ships to cross the Astral Sea and travel from world to world within Wildspace systems, where they conduct most of theri business.  It's rare to see more than one mercane at a time, though it's common for a mercane to be accompanied by underlings or bodyguards.

Mercanes will conduct business with anyone, fairly and reliably, provided the other party has neither harmed nor swindled another mercane in the past.  Mercanes have a special form of telepathy that enables them to communicate with one another across the multiverse.  A mercane often uses this ability to warn another mercane about individuals who are dangerous or unreliable.  Once a mercane has been offended by someone, getting back into their good graces is next to impossible.

Mercane Traits

Your mercane character has certain traits deriving from their ancestry and culture.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 ft.

Mercane Education

You gain proficiency in one skill which uses your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma ability.

Mercane Psionics

You know one cantrip from the wizard spell list which does not deal damage, require an attack roll, or require a saving throw, and you may also choose one spell from the following list: detect magic, expeditious retreat, fog cloud, identify, mage armor, sleep, or unseen servant.  You may cast these spells at will, requiring no components, and using intelligence as your spellcasting ability.

Mercane Telepathy

You have one or more mercane contacts, whom you know well, subject to DM approval.  As an action, you can communicate telepathically with these contacts, and they can communicate with you, so long as they are on the same plane as you.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

Mercanes are known to be long-lived, but no one knows how long.

Size

Mercanes are large sized, usually standing around 12 feet tall, though they are usually very thin and lanky.  They usually weigh from 700 to 1200 lbs.  Your reach is 10 ft.  Your creature type is Giant, rather than humanoid.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant, and you have telepathy out to a range of 60 ft.