Calap Roud was the ninety-two year old elder statesman of Reliant City's community of artists. Yet his body of work, including many thousands of sonnets and scores of epic poems stolen from others, never achieved the recognition he felt he deserved. He was a twenty-two time loser of The Century's Greatest Artist competition held in Farrog. Poet Avas Didion Flicker thought Calap a mediocre talent. He maintained his standing by tearing down his peers. Many a genius died in dissolution aided in part by Calap's orchestration. The talented Brash Phluster endured Calap's attacks for seven years.