位面商人

大型异界生物（守序）
生命骰：7d8+21（52 HP）
先攻值：+2（敏捷）
速度：30 英尺
防御等级：15（-1 体型，+2 敏捷，+4 天生）
攻击：精制品弯刃大刀 +9/+4 近战
伤害：弯刃大刀 2d4+3
面宽/触及：5英尺乘5英尺/10英尺
特性：法术抗力 25，类法术能力，心灵感应
豁免：强韧 +8，反射 +7，意志 +8
属性：力量 15，敏捷 15，体质 16，智力 20，感知 17，魅力 15
技能：估价 +19，唬骗 +12，交涉 +16，搜集信息 +12，暗语沟通 +15，威吓 +9，知识（神秘） +15，知识（界域） +15，察言观色 +15，侦察 +9
专长：寓守于攻，精通卸除武器
气候/地形：任意陆地及地底
组织：商队（1-4名位面商人及3-18名5级战士护卫）
挑战等级：5
宝物： 双倍标凖
阵营：总是守序中立
进化：视人物职业而定

MERCANE
Large Outsider(Lawful)
Hit Dice:7d8+21(52 hp)
Initiative:+2(Dex)
Speed:30 ft.
AC:15(-1 size,+2 Dex,+4 natural)
Attacks:Masterwork falchion +9/+4 melee
Damage:Falchion 2d4+3
Face/Reach:5 ft.by 5 ft./10 ft.
Special Qualities:SR 25,Spell-like abilities,telepathy
Saves:Fort +8,Ref +7,Will +8
Abilities:Str 15,Dex 15,Con 16,Int 20,Wis 17,cha 15
Skills:Appraise +19,Bluff +12,Diplomacy +16,Gather Information +12,Innuendo +15,Intimidate +9,Knowledge(arcana) +15,Knowledge(the planes) +15,Sense Motive +13,Spot +9
Feats:Expertise,Improved Disarm
Climate/Terrain:Any land and underground
Organization:company(1-4 mercane and 3-18 5th-level fighter bodyguards)
Challenge Rating:5
Treasure:Double standard
Alignment:Always lawful neutral
Advancement:By character class
位面商人是特殊的界域经商者，旅行于一个又一个的位面，贩买着武器、魔法以及其它的宝物。
位面商人声称自己在所有位面的冲突与争斗中处于中立一方，他们宁可去做自己的买卖也不愿参于其中。不过在位面商人们公平竞争的表象下，他们却有着自己的私人动机，而因为这种种动机使他们常常雇佣一些投机者来使自己安置在他们的位面中。
位面商人的模样在大多数集市区显得特别的醒目。他们的样子是一个身高12英尺，蓝色皮肤，且穿着许多袍子的生物，他们行走缓慢且仪态优雅。他们的手指如蜘蛛一般细长且灵巧，同时每个手指都有着许多的指节。
每个位面商人都使用深渊语，天界语，龙语，炼狱语，以及至少两种其它语言。
战斗
位面商人常会远离他们那处于战斗中的奴才和护卫——他们知道自己的优势在于谈判桌上，而不是在战场上。如果被迫战斗，他们就会试图解除对方的武器，或者使用隐形术和随意门逃跑。一个位面商人总会用李欧蒙秘藏箱来随时凖备填充宝物和魔法，他会毫不犹豫的抓住机会回收秘藏箱——或者用来贿赂令人苦恼的敌人。
类法术能力：随意施展——随意门，隐形术；1次/天——李欧蒙秘藏箱，位面传送。这些能力在施展时如同于一个14级术士的同名法术。
心灵感应（Su）：位面商人能够通过心灵感应与周围100英尺范围内任何一种会使用语言的生物进行沟通。
技能：因为他们常年经商，这使得位面商人在进行估价检定时有+4的种族加值。

Mercanes are extraplanar merchants,selling weapons,magic,and other treasures from plane to plane.
They profess neutrality in the conflicts and rivalries of the planes,preferring to do their business and move on.But beneath the mercanes'veneer of impartiality are motives of their own,and they often hire adventurers to set their plans in motion.
A mercane stands out in the most crowded bazaar.A 12-foot tall,blue-skinned creature dressed in voluminous robes,it moves with a slow,languid grace.Its hands are spidery and delicate,with an extra joint on each finger.
Each mercane speaks Abyssal,Celestial,Draconic,Infernal,and at least two other languages.
COMBAT
Mercanes leave the fighting to their minions and bodyguards--they know that their advantages lie at the negotiating table,not on the battlefield.When pressed,they attempt to disarm their opponents or use invisibility or dimension door to escape.A mercane almost always has a Leomund's secret chest full of treasure and magic ready,and it won't hesitate to recall the chest to grab a potent wand--or simply bribe a worrisome foe.
Spell-Like Abilities:At will--dimension door,invisibility;1/day--Leomund's secret chest,plane shift.These abilities are as the spells cast by a 14th-level sorcerer.
Telepathy(Su):Mercanes can communicate telepathically with any creature within 100 fett that has a language.
Skills:Because they grow up in a mercantile culture,mercanes receive a +4 racial bonus on Appraise checks.

位面商人的社会结构
出于游散的生活本质，位面商人常常四处旅行，买卖着他们的货物。他们爱好广泛，所以当他们会暂时留居时会租下一座别墅或是宫殿用来居住。因为他们是很出名的商人，所以身边总会有一队贴身护卫以保护他们的安全。因为他们随意提防着歹徒和小偷，所以位面商人对于前来会面的陌生人的态度会相当的谨慎。
位面商人非常谦虚且有耐性，并用这种态度努力的经营着自己的生意。他们之间从不吵架，就算是在竞争中被对方侮辱，位面商人也会将怨恨忍耐下来。他们的家庭构和繁殖习性均为未知，从没有人在他们当中见到过未成年人或是老者。
一小队5级的战士是一个位面商人的标凖护卫队，不过他也可以雇佣其他类型的护卫，将他们编入到护卫队中。比如说一队在无底深渊经营贸易的位面商人旅队，他们的队伍中很可能会伴随着泰夫林或是恶魔。不寻常且危险的贸易目标会需要更多的帮助，所以，一个位面商人旅队完全有理由在适当的时候租用一些投机者的服务。
位面商人信仰魔法之神博卡布。
位面商人的角色
位面商人的天赋职业是法师；在商队中地位较高的位面商人的职业多为法师。而位面商人的牧师则信仰魔法之神博卡布。
MERCANE SOCIETY
Nomadic by nature,mercanes travel widely,buying and selling their wares.They favor opulence,so they often rent or borrow villas or palaces when they'll be settling down for a while.Because they're known as rich merchants,mercanes always have a squad of bodyguards nearby.They attract bandits and thiefs,so mercanes tend to be cautious about any strangers they come into contact with.
Mercanes present a demeanor of patience and elegance as they ply their trade.They never quarrel among themselves,and a rival who insults one mercane often finds that others also bear a grudge.Their family structure and mating habits are unknown,since juveniles and the elderly are never seen by those not of their race.
A squad of 5th-level fighters is a typical bodyguard for a mercane,but it may hire bodyguards for each speciftc job,tailoring them to the task.If a company of mercanes has business in the Abyss,for example,they'll probably he accompanied by tieflings or demons.Unusually dangerous trade missions require extra help,of course,and a company of mercanes sometimes has reason to hire the services of adventurers.
The patron deity of mercanes is Boccob.
MERCANE CHARACTERS
A mercane's favored class is wizard;the senior mercane in any company is usually a wizard.Mercanes who are clerics worship Boccob.


新出现的译名
Mercane 位面商人