Lwaxana Troi Lwaxana Troi was a Betazoid Federation ambassador and mother of Deanna Troi . She was one of the more colorful Federation diplomat s , having led a life of both flamboyance and tragedy . Lwaxana had a larger - than - life and extremely flirtatious persona , which caused severe friction with and embarrassment to her daughter Deanna , of whom she tended to be extremely overprotective . Early life . Lwaxana ' s father was something of a traditionalist ; he rarely spoke , saying it was for " " offworlders and people who didn ' t know any better . " " Both of Lwaxana ' s parents and sister had died by 2372 . ( ; ) Ambassadorial duties . Lwaxana was a daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed , the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx , and Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed . She had a tendency to remind people of this fact when she felt that she had been slighted or whenever she chose to establish her authority . ( ; ) Lwaxana represented the government of Betazed at the Pacifica Conference in 2365 . Shortly before arriving to the conference , she exposed two Antedian assassin s who were planning to bomb the conference with ultritium explosives . ( ) In 2366 , Lwaxana , along with Reittan Grax , was part of the delegation of the biennial Trade Agreements Conference on Betazed . Lwaxana irritated her daughter by communicating telepathically even though they were among non - telepaths , and later by gate - crashing her date with William T . Riker . She was kidnapped by Ferengi DaiMon Tog along with her daughter and Commander Riker . The trio were eventually rescued by Captain Jean - Luc Picard . ( ) Lwaxana was part of a delegation of four Federation ambassadors visiting Deep Space 9 in 2369 . Her fellow ambassadors included Lojal , Vadosia , and Taxco . ( ) In 2371 , she visited Bajor and attended Deep Space 9 ' s Gratitude Festival . ( ) Personal relationships . Marriage . Lwaxana was married a number of times . Her first husband was a close friend of fellow ambassador Reittan Grax . Lwaxana described him as " " not much of a conversationalist , but what a lover . " " ( ) A subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Ian Andrew Troi produced two children : Kestra in 2330 and Deanna in 2336 . According to Deanna , Ian worshiped Lwaxana . Ian died in 2343 , although the circumstances of his death were unknown . Deanna later recalled how she cried after his death . ( ) Her marriage to Jeyal , a Tavnian , produced a son , but she ended the marriage by marrying Odo due to her disagreement over the Tavnian custom of separation of the sexes in child - rearing . ( ) Children . Kestra Troi . Kestra was the oldest of Lwaxana ' s children . Tragically , Kestra drowned during a family picnic at Lake El ' nar . The incident left Lwaxana so broken with sorrow , guilt , and regret that she decided to repress all memories of Kestra . She also deleted all diary entries pertaining to her . She destroyed everything that could possibly remind her of Kestra and also made her husband promise never to mention Kestra again . A picture of Kestra remained , however , secretly preserved by Mr . Homn . ( ; ) Deanna Troi . Deanna was Lwaxana ' s second daughter . She was born a few months before Kestra ' s death . Deanna often felt that she was the parent while Lwaxana was the child . Lwaxana often considered Deanna to be " all she had left , " and thus was often protective of her , hoping she would find a husband to take care of her . ( ) Child with Jeyal . In 2372 , Lwaxana was pregnant with her third child . This child was the product of her union with the Tavnian Jeyal . When their marriage was dissolved , Lwaxana returned to Betazed to raise the child . ( ) Romance . In addition to her string of marriages , Lwaxana has also had numerous dalliances and flirtations with various others . During a romance with a native from Rigel , the man named a star in Lwaxana ' s honor . Timicin . In 2367 , Lwaxana fell in love with the Kaelon scientist Timicin while he was performing experiments on board the . Unfortunately , he was to perform the " Resolution , " a ritual suicide which people of his race were expected to perform upon reaching the age of sixty . Although Lwaxana desperately attempted to convince Timicin not to go through with the ritual , Timicin ultimately decided it must be done , and Lwaxana eventually relented . She then opted to respectfully witness the ceremony along with Timicin ' s family . ( ) Campio . In 2368 , Lwaxana exchanged personality profiles with Kostolain Minister Campio . Their profiles were very harmonious , but in real life , they couldn ' t have been more different . Campio was incredibly tied to protocol while Lwaxana was too free - spirited for him . Their marriage was canceled during the wedding when Lwaxana appeared to the ceremony in the traditional Betazoid way – without any clothes . ( ) Odo . Lwaxana also had a romantic attraction to Constable Odo , the security chief of Deep Space 9 . She first met Odo while visiting the station in 2369 , along with several other Federation ambassadors . Odo returned a precious hair brooch for Lwaxana after it was stolen at Quark ' s , an act for which he caught her attention immediately . According to Lwaxana " " All the men I ' ve known . . . who ' ve needed to be shaped and molded and manipulated . Finally , I ' ve met a man who knows how to do it himself . " " She tried to seduce him , unfortunately quite unsuccessfully . She didn ' t lose her interest , however , and further tried to attract his attention . A power failure caused the pair to get stuck in one of the station ' s turbolift s . During their time in the lift , they bonded and formed a special friendship : as he was the first person ever to see her without a wig , while Lwaxana used her skirt to contain Odo when he had to revert into his gelatinous " liquid state " to regenerate . ( ) Lwaxana returned to the station in 2371 shortly before the Bajoran Gratitude Festival . Officially , she was there to take part in the festival , but in reality , she was there to visit Odo . Her continuous attempts of seduction once again proved unsuccessful . At the time , she was suffering from Zanthi fever , which caused her to project her amorous feelings for Odo to those around her . She was ultimately cured by Dr . Julian Bashir . While parting from Odo , she wished him good luck with Major Kira Nerys , whom she realized he was in love with . ( ) She returned seeking Odo ' s help the following year , after she had run away from her new husband , Jeyal . She took refuge on the station , and at once depressed Worf , Jadzia Dax , and Kira with the sad story of her marriage . Her mood brightened after spending some time with Odo , who - unlike their previous encounters - had by now grown more comfortable interacting with others , to the point he expressed genuine enjoyment while spending time with her . Jeyal soon arrived in search of her , with the intent of claiming his unborn child . Odo and Lwaxana were married in order to prevent this , as the child would be the ward of any man who was married to the woman , not only the biological one . They parted some time later and she apparently delivered the child at Betazed . ( ) Friendships . Jean - Luc Picard . Lwaxana first met Captain Jean - Luc Picard aboard the USS " Enterprise " - D in 2364 when she boarded the ship from planet Haven to meet her daughter , Deanna . Her attitude towards Picard was not the expected one as she initially treated him like a servant , embarrassing her daughter . Picard found Lwaxana ' s presence aboard his ship to be an annoyance , but Lwaxana did not seem to be bothered by it . She considered joining with Picard , but thought he was a little too old . As she departed she commented that Picard ' s thoughts about her were very erotic . ( ) She returned to the " Enterprise " in 2365 while she was in " the Phase , " a period in a Betazoid woman ' s life when her sexuality is in a heightened state . She decided to concentrate all her energy to a single man , Picard . Despite arranging a private romantic dinner , her advances for him failed . The captain hid from Lwaxana in a Dixon Hill holodeck program . ( ) Picard was responsible for rescuing Lwaxana from DaiMon Tog after she was kidnapped by him . He managed this by convincing the Ferengi that he and Lwaxana had been lovers and that the Captain was insanely jealous ; going so far as killing anyone who tried to take her away from him . In order to secure her release from Tog , the Captain played the played this role whereupon he recited Shakespeare while counting down from ten and threatening to destroy Tog ' s ship if she was not returned to him . Upon Lwaxana ' s return , she seemed eager to keep up the ruse , but Picard graciously returned her to Betazed – at warp 9 . ( ) Lwaxana apparently " gave up the hope " for Picard , but the " Enterprise " still remained one of her favorite sites to visit . ( ) According to Doctor Crusher , the arrival of Lwaxana made Picard shudder . ( ) Worf . Ambassador Troi commonly referred to Worf as " Mr . Woof " , to which he always politely corrected her with , " " It is Worf , madam . " " For a very brief time in 2365 , when Lwaxana was going through " the Phase , " she considered Worf as a mate , but decided Captain Picard made a better choice . When Worf asked Deanna to become his son ' s " Soh - chim " , he did not consider that that would make Ambassador Troi his stepmother ; he ultimately decided to go through with it anyway . Worf once stated that Lwaxana was an " admirable woman . " ( ) Alexander Rozhenko . Lwaxana befriended Alexander Rozhenko , Worf ' s son , while visiting in 2368 with the intention of marrying Minister Campio on board . Lwaxana taught Alexander how to have fun , angering both the boy ' s father and her husband - to - be . She called Alexander her " little warrior . " Additionally , young Alexander had something to teach Lwaxana , reminding his elder of the importance of being true to one ' s self . Lwaxana had resigned herself to compromising who she was in order to not be alone anymore , and she shared this resignation ( without mentioning the specifics ) with Alexander . He then asked , with characteristic childlike innocence , " " why ? " " which got her to thinking about what she was doing . . . and why . It was that exchange that finally led to her appearance at the wedding ceremony in the true tradition of her homeworld . As she walked up to the altar wearing all her finest jewelry – and nothing else – Alexander looked up at her , beaming with pride ( apparently he had figured out what the issue was ) . Lwaxana gave him a particularly meaningful , and appreciative , smile in return . ( ) Attendants . Xelo . Xelo was Lwaxana ' s attendant before Homn . She apparently had to fire him after his thoughts about her became too erotic . ( ) Homn . Mr . Homn was Lwaxana ' s attendant for several year s and he often accompanied her on her journeys . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Lwaxana Troi was played by Majel Barrett - Roddenberry ( the wife of Gene Roddenberry ) . Her makeup in the " Star Trek : The Next Generation " episode was applied by Make - Up Supervisor Michael Westmore himself . Lwaxana Troi ' s costumes were regarded as a highlight by Costume Designer Robert Blackman , who remarked , " " All of Lwaxana Troi ' s clothing is fun because it ' s fairly outrageous . " " ( ) Apocrypha . In a Star Trek Online in - universe blog , it is established that Lwaxana is still active in 2410 , and served as a councilor of sorts to the Federation President , Aennik Okeg , in deciding whether or not the Federation should give the Na ' kuhl humanitarian help , after the loss of their homeworld .