This was my highlight from the guide:
MERCHANTMAN
The Merchantman is a cross between a lumbering freighter and a trading platform in its own right. The prize possession of many Banu traders, Merchantman ships are unique, organiclooking transports that reliably move goods throughout the galaxy. Merchantman are typically protected by smaller Defender parasite fighters that tend to prevent pirates from hunting the Banu. Like the Xi’an Khartu-al, the Banu Merchantman was part of a 2013 Star Citizen stretch goal ($27 million), 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. The initial concept artwork for the Merchantman was developed by Emmanuel Shiu in 2013. As of publication, the Merchantman is still in concept, with the newer but smaller Banu Defender leaping ahead of it to help define Banu materials and other elements that will be necessary to build out the larger, more complex merchant ship.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 160 meters MASS: 9,635,000 kg SEATS: 8 CARGO CAPACITY: 3,584 SCU
She's going to be a big beautiful monster trader!