Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust. The erudite & ever curious Faust, highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life is led to make a pact with the Devil, thereby exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge, worldly power and material pleasures. Realizing what a great deal he's got, Faust begins selling off shares of his soul, still in league with the Devil, who earns a percentage on each transaction until most souls are sold on the open market until the final bust & the market bottoms out.