Intrepid explorer Kris Kringle is following strange energy signals to the North Pole when he discovers a magical vortex. He meets North, an elf guardian of the winter landscapes. North takes Kris to his village where Kris learns of the elves' harmony with the arctic environment.Together Kris and North discover the Frostmark Caverns beneath the Pole and eventually locate the source of the energy readings - a giant crystal formation called the Crystal Heart. Kris realizes this Crystal Heart could be harnessed as an endless renewable power source. He envisions building an inventor's workshop to create fantastic tools and vehicles for the elves using Crystal Heart energy.Kris and North form a lasting friendship as human ingenuity helps elf culture survive worsening arctic winters through clever innovations at the growing workshop. Years later when North retires, he passes guardianship of the elves and the workshop to Kris, now a wise elder himself with a white beard. Kris leads the elf-human collaboration into an enlightened age spreading arctic goodwill across the world through their magical inventions.