The twelfth prince of Xing, a great nation east of Amestris. Bearing the fate of his clan, he traveled to Amestris in search of the secret to immortality to become the next emperor. He holds fast to his ideal of a true king and will never forsake his subordinates or his people. He accepted Greed into his own body in pursuit of immortality, but although the homunculus controls his physical form, Ling's mind remains intact, and the two share a uniquely ambiguous relationship.