Shallow Marsh

Of course, the region being so remote and forgotten makes it an ideal hiding place for outlaws. Or it would be, perhaps, were it not so close to the Quayoffi border. The only thing that worries a bandit more than an Arcean prison is a Quayoffi one. Still, the occasional band of ruffians can overtake the marsh and make it a nightmare to travel across.

Generally, the only folklore about Shallow Marsh comes from the reclusive local Poke'mon of Taeriana village and they rarely share their stories with outsiders. The only one that's ever been told and recorded was of 'Mud Poke'mon'. They were Poke'mon of the faith who later turned to petty crime and actions that'd anger Arceus and thus would be turned into mud creatures to forever wander the slop where they belonged, attacking outsiders by rising from the dark and the water.

Oftentimes rebellious youth of Taeriana will be disowned or cast out and meet up with nomadic gangs of outsiders. These cast-out youngsters will take the story of 'Mud Poke'mon' to heart and become one. They'd often call themselves 'The Mud Boys'.

The term 'Mud Boys' is often incorrectly associated with being a specific gang but it instead refers to any Poke'mon cast from Taeriana that takes up banditry in Shallow Marsh.