Epopts (Final Fantasy IV)

The Epopts, also known as the Eight Clerics, are non-player characters in the game Final Fantasy IV. They are sisters who govern the kingdom of Troia and are guardians of the Crystal of Earth. Cecil first meets them when Golbez and Kain Highwind sent him on a mission to retrieve the Crystal in exchange for the safe return of Rosa Farrell. The Clerics, however, did not have the Crystal, and they mentioned that it was stolen by the Dark Elf. Cecil went to the Lodestone Cavern to retrieve the Crystal, and returned to Troia, where the Clerics agreed to lend Cecil the Crystal in order to rescue Rosa. However, they did not get it back. They later appeared on an airship during the battle against the Giant of Babil. Afterward, two of them went to the Tower of Prayers in Mysidia to pray for Cecil.

Etymology
Epopt comes from the Greek language, which refers to an individual who is initiated into the mysteries of a secret system. It originally referred to those who had joined the epoptia and learned the mysteries of the goddess Demeter in the initiation ceremony called the Eleusinian Mysteries.