It is a volcanic environment covered in the crystallized bioenergy of Elder Dragons. The Elders Recess is an area best described as hostile to all living creatures. Food is a privilege here, with crystals growing in abundance and squashing any and all plants that try to grow here. down deeper, are the lava caverns, where lava flows like rivers, and almost rains on a daily basis.
Small Monsters - Barnos, Boaboa, Gajalaka, Gastodon, Grimalkyne, Vespoid
Native Large Monsters - Bazelgeuse, Seething Bazelgeuse, Behemoth, Brachydios, Deviljho, Savage Deviljho, Dodogama, Kushala Daora, Lavasioth, Nergigante, Teostra, Ruiner Nergigante, Silver Rathalos, Gold Rathian, Teostra, Tigrex, Brute Tigrex, Uragaan
Invasive Large Monsters - Banbaro, Ebony Odogaron, Fulgur Anjanath, Glavenus, Lunastra, Rajang, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Velkhana, Stygian Zinogre