May Chang (メイ・チャン, Mei Chan) is the seventeenth princess of Xing, and she represents the Chang people. Unlike Lin Yao, she comes to Amestris without any bodyguards, only having her small pet panda, Xiao Mei (シャオメイ, Shao Mei), to keep her company. May is particularly skilled in rentanjutsu (鍊丹術) or alkahestry, a technique developed in Xing chiefly for medical purposes, but very similar to alchemy; by using throwing knives to create two transmutation circles, one at her intended target and one near herself, she can manipulate matter at a distance. She is somewhat imaginative in nature; when first hearing of Edward Elric's alchemical skills, she pictures him as a tall, handsome young man.^ch.32 When this is proven to be false upon actually meeting him, she proclaims that he intentionally misled her, and they develop a feud over who is shorter. Soon after arriving in Amestris on her search for immortality, May teams up with Scar, assisting him on his travels. For a time, she also unknowingly fought the Elric brothers before eventually teaming up with them as well. Together, their group is able to capture the homunculus Envy, and May is sent home to Xing, so as not to become involved in Amestrian affairs. However, Envy convinces her to stay, leading her to Central in search for her friends.^ch.80 Her Japanese seiyu is Mai Goto.^ep.15