The Monkey Minister

Pang Liang, The Chosen of Hanuman

The Monkey Minister
City State: Xiangyang District

The unpredictable scholar Minister Pang Liang is known for his shrewdness and and his gift for protracted conversation. Liang was put in charge of the Xiangyang District at his request given he wanted to be able to see his home city grow into something far greater than it is now. In truth, Xiangyang is the only place where Liang feels truly safe given the many enemies he feels he has out there.

Pang Liang is a cunning strategist known for his unconventional tactics in terms of managing Xiangyang and even on the battlefield. His keen intelligence and thirst for knowledge is reflected in his priorities for the city and has turned Xiangyang into a haven for scholars and learned men. Xiangyang is a culturally rich city with many writers, artists and even technologists trying to make a name for themselves and attract the ever-shifting interest of the Minister. Liang believes that the raw creativity of his citizens is bound to lead to something of potential usefulness to the Jade Emperor; it's just a matter of finding it. Thus he regularly spends a day in every week entertaining presentations and demonstrations from his citizens, who are eager to please the mercurial appetites of Pang Liang.

The Minister is also known for his forays to City of Endless Splendors when time permits given his sometimes indulgent nature. Such ventures are somewhat "open secrets" in the community, although no one has take direct action against Liang for such excesses given the relative prosperity he has managed for Xiangyang. Still, his reckless may be his undoing should he commit a fatal mistake in the future.