Judas

Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles of the prophet and Christian-faithed Son of God Jesus Christ. Serving as the treasurer of the group, he is infamously know for his betrayal of Jesus to the authorities, which led to Him being executed. Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver for his role, which became the cursed religious relic known as Judas Silver.

Biography
Very little is known of Judas' early life. Some writings make Judas out to be a zealot, seeing Jesus as the force needed to drive the Romans out of Israel. He joined Jesus' ministry and was eventually chosen as one of his twelve closest apostles.

Early during the week of the Jewish holiday of Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees of the land - jealous and fearful of Jesus' ministry - were looking for a sly way to be rid of Jesus. They approached Judas and asked for his help in betraying Jesus over to them and silence Him. Though there has been much debate to this day as to his motives, Judas agreed to betray Jesus and was paid thirty pieces of silver.

At a Passover meal, Jesus revealed that one of his apostles would betray him, and Jesus told Judas to go carry out his deed. Judas led a group of Pharisee guards to the Garden of Gethsemane, where - in the dark - he identified Jesus with a kiss.

Death
There are two accounts of Judas' death: tradition holds, according to the Book of Matthew, that Judas saw Jesus doing little to defend Himself, and he was seized with remorse and tried to return the money to the Pharisees, saying he betrayed "innocent blood". When they rebuffed him, Judas threw the money away and committed suicide by hanging himself. The Acts of the Apostles says that Judas bought a field with the money and that he accidentally fell, causing his bowels and insides to gush out.

Judas Silver
The money paid to Judas became known as "Judas Silver", and became a cursed collection. Each of the pieces were separated over the years. The Judas Silver also had a close connection to the Fourth Nail.