As one of the most colorful figures in Federation diplomacy, the flamboyant, attractive, but quite eccentric Betazoid ambassador Lwaxana Troi has led a life of both excitement and tragedy. Natively, she is of the nobility, a daughter of Betazed's Fifth House, holder of the sacred Chalice of Rixx which, as her daughter Deanna put it is, --- "an old clay pot filled with mold," and heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed, Lwaxana's life has been marked by a succession of romances and marriages, her first being to a good friend of fellow Betazoid diplomat Rheittan Grax. She actually bore a son with the latest, to the Tavnian Jeyal, but faked a second lover to escape the marriage and the Tavnian child-rearing custom of separation of genders.
By far it was her marriage to the human Starfleet Lt. Comdr. Ian Andrew Troi in 2328 that was most rewarding and stable, with the birth of a daughter Kestra a year later and the birth of a second daughter, Deanna, in 2336. But Kestra accidentally drowned later that year, and Lwaxana's terrible grief over it drove her to delete all memory of her from her personal writings and then from her Betazed metaconscious as well. When her husband died in 2343, Lwaxana took on a wild, flirtatious lifestyle that masked her pain while increasingly annoying and isolating her daughter, whom she also over-protected, continually calling her "Little One," an affection name Lwaxana used for Deanna when she was five years old . Before Ian's death, her parents had Deanna genetically bonded in the Betazoid arranged marriage process to a human boy Wyatt Miller, but a reunion among the families in 2364 found her feuding with Mrs. Miller well before the wedding was called off.
To her adult daughter's eternal embarrassment, Lwaxana has flirted and chased after Deanna's commander and one-time lover, elegant Jean-Luc Picard and ruggedly handsome Will Riker -- especially during her time of Betazoid quadrupled sex drive known as "The Phase," a type of pre-Menopause thing, in 2365 -- but they were only two of her failed romances. Aside from falling for a charming holographic bartender, some of her interests over the years included Kaelon IV scientist Dr. Timicin, a sight-unseen engagement to Minister Campio of Kostolain and another one that led her on the rebound to Jeyal. Although later affairs were piqued by mutual interest, she admitted that some were prompted by a fear of aging and loneliness. She was attracted to Deep Space Nine's Chief Of Security, the changeling Odo. Shy and social awkward Odo mildly returned her affection, but was still mortified by it. And, Lwaxana teased the stoic Klingon Worf mercilessly, even calling him "Woof".
To Lwaxana's credit, she did expose an Antedian terrorist bombing while an ambassador to the Pacifica Conference in 2365, and even helped outwit the lustful Ferengi, DaiMon Tog, who desired and then kidnapped her, Deanna and Riker in 2366. [Captain Jean-Luc Picard hilariously "saved" Lwaxana, but romantically quoting Shakespeare.] She had a sister whom she outlived, and was served much of her later lifetime by a very tall mostly mute servant, Mr. Homn, who greatly enjoyed all forms of alcoholic drinks, including Romulan ale. He was unknown to Deanna, who was more familiar with his predecessor Mr. Xelo, who was dismissed for his misplaced flirtations with Lwaxana.
Some Star Trek features with the irrepressible Lwaxana are:
Star Trek: The New Generation episodes ---
"Haven"
"Manhunt"
"Menage a Troi"
"Half A Life"
"Cost Of Living"
"Dark Page"
Star Trek; Deep Space 9 episodes ---
"The Forsaken"
"Fascination"
"The Muse"
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Comics ---
"Lwaxana Troi & The Wedding Of Doom"
"Four Funerals & A Wedding"
Star Trek: Tales Of The Dominion War, short story, --- "The Ceremony Of Innocence Is Drowned"
Star Trek: Next Generation novel --- "The Battle Of Betazed"
Star Trek: "The Brave & The Bold, Book 2, novella, --- "The Final Artifact"
Star Trek: The New Generation episodes ---
"Haven"
"Manhunt"
"Menage a Troi"
"Half A Life"
"Cost Of Living"
"Dark Page"
Star Trek; Deep Space 9 episodes ---
"The Forsaken"
"Fascination"
"The Muse"
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Comics ---
"Lwaxana Troi & The Wedding Of Doom"
"Four Funerals & A Wedding"
Star Trek: Tales Of The Dominion War, short story, --- "The Ceremony Of Innocence Is Drowned"
Star Trek: Next Generation novel --- "The Battle Of Betazed"
Star Trek: "The Brave & The Bold, Book 2, novella, --- "The Final Artifact"
Marvel comic, Deep Space Nine#10, Lwaxana Troi and Odo
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