Shepherd University is a highly selective sixth form college and university with a student body of 500, located on the River Thames in South Bank. Construction on it began three years prior to 1625 C.E., its first year in session. Its benefactors were and continue to be completely anonymous. Run by a rarely met with man known only as Headmaster, its ties to the community surrounding it are many and tend to run deep. Notable landmarks on campus include Veitch Library, Lily Hall and Event Center, the Edlington organ and recital hall, and Turner Hall, where all students who live on campus are housed. Rumors suggest that these four buildings are haunted by the spirits of women who were wrongfully burnt at the stake hundreds of years ago. Most people dismiss the rumors as silly old ghost stories. Students are encouraged to do likewise and focus on their studies instead of superstition.
