Elias and the Hunt for the Nordic Lights is about the brave rescue boat. Elias, situated in the majestic Norwegian fjords. One stormy night Elias volunteers to rescue a stranded cargo boat by the name of Daredevil. The vessel is trapped in the notorious and hazardous “Black Gap”, a large and dangerous cave out at sea where storms rage at their worst. The heroics of Elias' daring rescue earn him the prestigious offer to serve as a lifeboat for the large, industrious city, Shark Haven. After some deep soul searching Elias decides to leave his home of Cozy Cove, and accept the formidable challenge of Shark Haven. The responsibility is far greater and more extensive than the tasks he has been accustomed to. Elias makes new friends and one female tug boat.Elias, to his surprise and shock has discovered a smuggling ring that is illegally extracting Norwegikum from the caves interior. Upon further investigation he also finds that two small missing tug boats have been held against their will by the greedy Daredevil, who is forcing them to mine the protected mineral for his personal wealth. Can the illegal extraction be causing the Northern Lights to disappear from the Norwegian sky line? The objective of the game is to make the Northern Lights – and the tourists – return.This will occur gradually as the player/s complete the various rescue missions, and through other types of quests and mini-games. Progress is shown visually with increasing amounts of colourful Northern Lights and more tourist ships and more lights in the window of Norway's Coastal Steamer (Hurtigruten).The substance that has made the Northern Lights disappear is called Norwegicum,and is extracted from the "Black Gap" massif. This substance affects radio signals and smuggled out in all directions.A good bit of it has gone astray after a stormy night but pops up here and there as the player solves the mission and explores new locations.