A marble crypt sunken into the side of a grassy hill. Heavy doors surmount a small amphitheater, at the center of which stands a statue of a man reading from a book with his arm stretched out in an orator’s pose. The man depicts Guldos Estelmer, who helped found New Olamn Bardic College in 1366. House Estelmer to this day are well-known patrons of the arts within Waterdeep.
Rumors abound that Guldos took something of relevance to the college to his grave (first-edition manuscripts, legendary instruments, and even a nude sculpture of a famous dancer have all featured in stories). Students of the college often dare each other to spend the night reciting poetry in the amphitheater of the crypt.