Editing Ghosts Of Saturn (section)

==The Ship== 

The Scum Barge is the '''Free Markets Maru''' out of Locus in the Jupiter Trojans.

Design is for a Space to Space open frame modular commercial hauler, twin fusion-ion drives, roughly 10,000 tons "warm" Cargo spaces, 30 high end (second class) passengers, maybe 100 low end (steerage) passengers, plus external modules. Crew was designed as 12 + 8 stewards.

In current service it's operated by an extended family of Scum, roughly 25 men, women, children, bioriods, synths, and infomorphs. Service to passengers is technically awful, but friendly. Usual collection of workpods and survival pods are attached, along with external cargo modules. Standard interplanetary communication suite, basic sensors (nothing scientific or military), no weapon systems installed. Officially..

The Captain of the Free Market Maru is Mrs Maddie Arrowroot, matriarch of the family that crews the ship. Tough 'old' lady. She is polite ("Gracious") to paying passengers but has little time for them.

Like many in space she has a gen modified morph, with longevity enhancements. Also a prehenesile tail and feet-hands. She looks like she's maybe 30 in early 21st century terms, but is at least twice that age.

''Her crew include:''

'''Angel Arrowroot''' -- Stewardess and Beautician. Has a two year old son called '''the beast'''. Her hubby '''George''' is the Bartender in the passenger lodge. George and Angel can get you what you want.

'''Lindsey Duster''' -- Stewardess and ships nurse -- also runs the kid's entertainment. She and her hubby '''Tim''' (an Engineer) are expecting their first kid soon. Lindsey can get you what you want and probably should not have.

''Her Passengers include the PCs and:''

'''Jaque''' and '''Levi Marmott''' -- Medical / Resleever specialists traveling to Hilton Saturn to work at the Hotel's clinic. He's a loud mouth opinionated fat neckbeard, she's a nervous shrill boney drudge. They do and share stuff you may think you want but probably should not do. Also nobody's too sure if they're married, siblings, parent and child, or (most likely) all three.

'''Elisabeth "Call Me Bubbles" Latour''' -- wealthy tourist from Luna, old space money, life of the party type. Has a few Bad Habits She May Want to Share With Friends.

'''Reverend Zachery Carutors''' -- Traveling Missionary. Doesn't approve of any of that stuff. Takes a drink or two or three or ... after dinner. Likes to find out more about other people IE the PC's darkest secrets, if you let him.