Agdluak is the most legendary member of the Karnimata species. It is due to him that first the existence of the Lonely Astronaut and subsequently the entire species of the Karnimata was discovered. They have lived inside the brain of the Lonely Astronaut for more than 60 Earth-years, if one is to believe their transmissions.

Their short story, as told by themselves, is as follows:

Around 100 Earth-years ago, Agdluak left the Karnimata home world. Their first 40 years were spent traveling between brains with the hopes of ending up in a host who themselves was an adventurer and explorer. Agdluak only had interest in observing few subjects and preferably until the end of their lives and these subjects had to be filled with an immutable drive to travel across as much as the Known Universe as possible. They dreamed of finding out more of their own species' drive to explore through the unique experience of individuals of other species with that same drive who also put it into practice.

40 years of searching and romanticizing an outcome caused Agdluak to jump on the opportunity when the option to move into the brain of an exploring space astronaut crossed their path. According to their own words, they failed to see any clear signs that predicted the predicament they currently find themselves in. Additionally the event is so unlikely that most anyone in their position might have done the same had they been looking with less romanticism after the same kind of subject.

Only shortly after Agdluak moved into the brain of the exploring space astronaut, did they get irreparably lost. Since that time, being more than 50 years ago, the astronaut and therefore also Agdluak, have had no physical nor visual contact with any other living being. According to Agdluak, the astronaut became increasingly quirky and annoying as their loneliness increased steadily and Agdluak themselves became increasingly frustrated. It was because of this frustration that they began to open up their verbal communication channels to species other than their own. In the beginning Agdluak was transmitting information over what they found most frustrating about the astronaut's behavior. Soon they named the astronaut The Lonely Astronaut and began weaving their travels and experiences into a myth. It was at this point that other species slowly began to understand Agdluak's transmissions and because nobody could point who from what species was sending these transmissions, nor where exactly the Lonely Astronaut was located, they quickly became very popular figures in media culture. Their popularity was further increased when Agdluak left hints of where the Lonely Astronaut had left evidence of their existence and these were discovered by media professionals, scientists such as our very own Dr. Prof. Kazimierz Maupa, hobby explorers and long distance transports that were sent on detours by their contractors or the wealthy paying the contractors, in order to find such evidences. The evidence mostly consists of obscure poems but also included bits of space-suit, a lost tool, pieces of space ship, their trash, journal entries and more obscure items that have mostly found their way into private collections.

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The Karnimata are the oldest and most knowledgeable species in the entire Universe that is Known so far. They make up an intricate society worthy of an entire series of Encyclopedias, therefore the following text will only relate what information is most relevant to the Known Universe as a whole.

The Karnimata have by far had the most time per capita to explore all of the Known Universe. In fact, since they have increased communication with other species than their own in recent times, most of what is Known about the Known Universe has come from them. They have been adding to their database for at least 20 times longer than the oldest species after them has been around.

They live up 3.000 years and therefore have had the most time per capita to explore Outer Space. Interaction with them is limited to verbal and written communication. The Karnimata have offered up enough evidence to prove their existence but they have never disclosed any visual communication of themselves due to how protective they are in regards to ever being discovered.

The Karnimate are specialized in several technologies:

• Shielding - due to their minuscule size, the Karnimata developed this technology very early on in their interstellar age (which they have been in for several hundreds of million years) when they found out that they were by far the smallest intelligent species in existence. They realized quickly that were they ever to be attacked, they would have no chance to protect themselves until the day they invented a super weapon. Whether the Karnimata have such a weapon or not is pure speculation as nobody has actually ever found them. They have hinted that they would never want to use such weapon, and if they in any way would be discovered they might have to, due to how valuable the information is that they hold. No official statements have been issued stating that any such weapon exists.
• Space Travel - Karnimata spaceships are ingenious inventions that are capable of traversing both all the reaches of Known Space as well as all the reaches of organic, living material. Most frequently they are used for relatively short distance space travel (relative to what the Karnimata know, which for most species would be very far) and are then flown mostly into the brains of living beings, or the equivalent thereof. Once inside the brain they are left in an unobtrusive and unnoticeable spot and the Karnimate begins the work intensive journey of setting up a temporary home within the brain. Using their shielding technology, a Karnimata is able to ensure that they will never be discovered. Due to how long the Karnimata have existed, their shielding technology is far more advanced than any technology other species might have to try and discover it. Their 'head start' is so large that few have any hope of ever discovering their physical existence in this or the next hundred lifetimes, and the Karnimata have no worries whatsoever about being discovered since they continuously improve their technology despite their already uncompromising advantage.
  

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Introduction
Gralllk_5 has been described as, "a wondrous place filled with life that is impossible to understand." by the Lonely Space Explorer. The Lonely Space Explorer furthermore communicated that, "while on Gralllk_5 I had everything I needed. The Salllmahh seemed to know what was necessary and gave it freely, though it was impossible for us to exchange words. I am still unable to solve the mystery of how a peoples living on such a different perspective plane can know and produce the things I required to survive on their planet and therefore be able to extend my stay."

The Lonely Space Explorer, despite the good things he has to say about his experience with the Salllmahh on Gralllk_5, is actually one of the only persons to have been able to travel to Gralllk_5 and return alive. Several other persons are said to have made it to Gralllk_5 but were later discovered as not being living anymore, and many more went and never returned. The planet is so mysterious that nobody knows for a fact if it did cause the death of any person (or the Salllmahh), or if other events caused their death. Those who have never returned are not accounted for since usual space time communication on Gralllk_5 is impossible as the perspective plane the planet exists on has not yet been understood enough to communicate from successfully. All the findings the Lonely Space Explorer made were first communicated after he had returned to Space That We Understand.

The Lonely Space Explorer communicated the following information about Gralllk_5 during General Space Time
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The Lonely Astronaut is one of the most legendary persons in Known Space. Many have studied him, none have found him, but proof exists in hints found across Space that he is alive and so is he who lives in his head who is unknown to the Lonely Astronaut himself but part of his myth, mystery and fact in the rest of Space, but more on that later.

The Lonely Astronaut is said to be perpetually lost. On purpose.

Myths, Mysteries and Facts about the Lonely Astronaut

Mystery: Some accounts state that he was once from Earth and a lover of singing and composing country songs on his travels, but only one ambiguous note with original country lyrics written on it was found to back this up.

Fact: A person of the species Karnimata lives inside the head of the Lonely Astronaut unbeknownst to the astronaut himself. Both of this has been verifies by several persons who were contacted by this same Karnimata several times. He says his name is Agdluak and told his most recent contact that he has been living in the head of the Lonely Astronaut for 25 years. The detail of the intermittently surfacing conversations with him verify that Agdluak is who he says he is and is living where he says he is. Go here for more information on Agdluak and the Karnimata.

Myth: Children are often told that the Lonely Astronaut is an eternal wanderer through Space. In some versions he is said to be an explorer, in others he is said to put all his efforts into being and remaining lost.