A calm swept the eroded tundra, an exhalation after a blizzard had rolled through with its howling swirls. The distant mountains were cloaked, hooded by their icy caps of silent fear, framed by waning light as the sun hid behind frozen peaks. The sound of nothing was almost as crushing as the cacophony of the storm, broken up only by the soft crunch of boots on snow as Sundog made his way slowly to the edge of the ridge before him.

Over the crest the environment changed drastically, the soft white of fresh snow giving way to an enormous steaming crater. The strip mine stretched to the horizon, ending near the tributary far to the north. Usually frozen at this time of year, the river instead oozed slowly into the Laptev Sea, carrying with it countless tonnes of contaminant and mining byproducts. The once crystalline blue waters now glinted with a pallor in the fleeting suncorrupted veins of Sakha.

This was why he was here.

Midnight Sunis the first set of theBorealis Cycle, set in the frigid Arctic Circle. The corps plunge through thawing permafrost and thinning ice sheets in search of their next plunder, and runners have to turn to new tricks to stop them.

Midnight Suncontains 65 brand-new cards, including five new identities, and marks abold new directionin Null Signal Gamess design philosophy.

This is not a standalone game. A copy ofSystem Gatewayis required to play.

Fast Facts

• Release date:July 22, 2022
• Cycle:Part 1 of 2 in theBorealis Cycle
• Size:Full playsets of 65 new cards
• Total cards:185 playable cards, plus player aids
• Set symbol:Globe with ripple effect
• Design codename:Bashes
• NetrunnerDB set abbreviation:ms