Homn Mr . Homn was the valet of Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi . Where she went , he usually followed . Biography . Homn had ties to the Troi family as early as the 2330s . When Lwaxana Troi began destroying all evidence of Kestra , a daughter that died in childhood , he secretly saved a photograph of Kestra , which he kept hidden for the next forty years . ( ) Homn was hired as Lwaxana ' s manservant prior to 2364 as a replacement for Mr . Xelo . He traveled with Lwaxana to the in 2364 for the almost - wedding between Lwaxana ' s daughter , Deanna , and Wyatt Miller . ( ) Homn returned with Lwaxana to the " Enterprise " - D in 2365 when Lwaxana was sent as an ambassador to the conference on Pacifica . He assisted Lwaxana during the trip on her ill - fated attempt to find a husband . ( ) In 2366 , Homn helped prepare a picnic on Betazed for Lwaxana , Deanna , and guest William T . Riker , although all three were subsequently captured by DaiMon Tog . ( ) In 2367 , Homn and Lwaxana were given passage from a conference back to Betazed aboard the " Enterprise " - D . ( ) Homn assisted Lwaxana in her almost - wedding to Campio , the minister of Kostolain , aboard the " Enterprise " - D in 2368 . He helped alter Lwaxana ' s wedding dress , which had previously been Campio ' s mother ' s , when she was to marry Campio . ( ) When Lwaxana fell into a coma aboard the " Enterprise " - D in 2370 , Homn was one of the people Deanna spoke to in an effort to find out what was causing the coma . After it was discovered that the coma was part of Lwaxana ' s efforts to suppress the memory of her dead daughter Kestra and Lwaxana had come to terms with the accident , Homn returned the photo of Kestra he had saved to the Troi family . ( ) Homn did not travel with Lwaxana for any of her visits to Deep Space 9 . ( ) Personal life . Homn often joined Lwaxana on her voyages and was reported to frequently have " outrageously lustful thoughts . " Given her penchant for claiming this of many people , Jean - Luc Picard included , the veracity of this assertion is questionable at best . ( ) He had an indulgent temperament in more than one sense of the word . It could be seen in the way he patiently catered to the ( sometimes exasperating ) whims of his employer , as well as his quiet indulgences in the " perks " of his employment . For example , he apparently had no inhibitions in finishing off half empty glasses of wine while cleaning up dishes , and once even snacked on the very berries he was sent to pick for his employer . ( ) Appearance and habits . Homn was a tall , pale humanoid man with two fin - like ears who rarely spoke save in sign language , a skill at which he was quite adept . ( ) Homn possessed strength superior to that of a Human , and frequently consumed very large amounts of alcohol without experiencing any apparent effects . ( ) During Lwaxana ' s encounters with the " Enterprise " - D , Homn was known to have spoken only once , to Captain Picard : " " Thank you for the drinks . " " ( ) Appendices . Background information . Homn was portrayed by Carel Struycken . In all of his on - screen appearances , Homn has had only one line of dialogue , in the first season episode . Neither his species nor his homeworld have been revealed . His position and demeanor ( but not his appearance ) are very similar to that of a Hupyrian , the members of which species are also highly prized in the galaxy as manservants and who only speak to their employers . " hom " was the pronunciation of this character ' s name from the script pronunciation guide for " Manhunt " . Apocrypha . Homn appears in the comics " Lwaxana Troi and the Wedding of Doom " and " Four Funerals and a Wedding " , where he accompanies Lwaxana to Deep Space 9 so Lwaxana can marry a Bolian called Var Ulos . In the non - canon story " " it is revealed that , though his appearance and normal traits would insist the contrary , Mr . Homn is revealed to be rather fast , easily dodging the disruptor fire of Romulan troops . In the non - canon story " The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned " in the anthology " Tales of the Dominion War " , Mr . Homn is killed during the Battle of Betazed , shielding Lwaxana and her half - Tavnian son when the Troi household collapses under Dominion fire . Shortly before his death , Lwaxana confides to two of her Human friends that she exaggerated Homn ' s lustful thoughts about her .