In 2365 his sons found a Romulan torpedo, laced with chroniton particles. They hatched a plan to use the chronitons to treat the crops in The Armada, causing accelerated growth, thus giving the children more free time. Hommun agreed to the plan, but unknown to him his sons went further, sabotaging the chroniton formula to destroy the crops, hoping their family would be forced to leave The Armada when all the crops died.