6 · Soul, $FAUST, and Contribution

Soul remains non-transferable contribution proof. Premium spending, gacha, marketplace movement, and offers never create Soul.

Premium firewall

• Valid Soul sources: lit night hours, eligible play activity, and founder-approved contribution systems.
• Invalid Soul sources: ticket purchase, premium gacha, marketplace resale, offer reward, and direct payment.
• The Soul ledger is append-only and source-tagged.

Effective Soul

Airdrop allocation uses effective Soul:

effective_soul = soul × (1 + min(0.02 × unique_titles, 0.20))

The title multiplier is capped at +20%. Snapshot data may include active title, title ledger, devotion rank, and patron tier; Soul remains the root contribution metric.

Refunds and sales

Soul is not bought, sold, or transferred. When game systems return Soul to a player, the refund is recorded in that player’s Soul ledger as recovered Soul. The buyer receives the asset, not the seller’s Soul history.

$FAUST

• $FAUST governs and accrues value for the ownership layer. It is never required to play.
• Specific allocations, vesting, and launch parameters remain reserved for a dedicated tokenomics addendum before TGE.
• Reward design is tied to real revenue and contribution, not capital deployment.

This section avoids ROI, passive-income, floor-price, and guaranteed-value claims by design. THE FAUST is a game first.