Personality

### Temperament

The **temperament** is the horse's most general disposition. A horse can be **calm** or **high spirited,** or anything in between. A high spirited horse will take chances to run off, if not kept in check. Meanwhile, a calm horse will slow down and come to a halt if allowed to.

### Traits

The horse's personality is made up of its traits. Each horse has one **defining trait** and several **secondary traits**. Traits can affect stats, energy, and other things. Certain traits affect other traits, and trait effects will also stack. This way, a horse can get a very complex personality.

#### Defining Traits

There are 6 defining traits. Each trait has 3 levels -- green, blue and purple, with purple being the best and rarest. The defining trait gives a permanent bonus in one or more stats. Here are the defining traits and the stats they give bonuses in:

#### Secondary Traits

The horse has 3 **secondary traits**: one **General**, one **Performance** and one **Quirk** trait. Secondary traits can have both good and bad effects on the horse.

The **general** trait represents the horse's general personality type. These are the general traits:

* Clever - *"An intelligence, resulting in a speed of learning."*
* Sensitive - *"A sensitivity resulting in other factors affecting this horse a lot."*
* Dramatic - *"A tendency to perform better in good form and even worse in bad."*
* Tough - *"A toughness making it easier to stay in form but easier to get tired."*
* Ambitious - *"An aspiration for greatness and a tendency to overreach that can lead to exhaustion."*
* Eccentric (High Spirited temperament only) - *"This horse has a lot of energy and is very active. It may behave erratically, but it will also recover energy faster."*
* Adamant (Calm temperament only) - *"An ability to stay calm under stress but a greater recovery time. "*
* Balanced (Medium temperament only) - *"An ability to exert the right amount of energy to recover."*

The **performance** trait is a physical characteristic. These are the performance traits:

* Alert - *"A focus on the rider that makes the horse respond easier."*
* Bulky - *"A well-developed and robust build."*
* Persistent - *"A stubborn mind that keeps the horse from giving up."*
* Light step - *"An ability to turn on a dime, even at high speeds."*
* Sprinter - *"A talent for sprinting at high speeds."*
* Overstep - *"An excellent walking gait with a significant overstep."*
* Rhythm - *"A pleasant and rhythmic trot gait."*
* Uphill canter - *"A tendency to carry itself exceptionally well in the canter."*
* Careful - *"A carefulness not to knock down poles."*

The **quirk** trait says something about the horse's mood. These are the quirk traits:

* Cranky - *"A cranky mood, making it quick to anger but more responsive."*
* Joker - *"A fast learner that bores easily and comes up with shenanigans. "*
* Proud - *"A strength and integrity that doesn't tolerate rough handling or negligence."*
* Brave - *"A willingness to challenge and overcome scary encounters."*
* Spooky - *"A notoriously anxious disposition, making it prone to run away from scary encounters."*
* Happy-Go-Lucky - *"A playfulness that can get in the way of training. "*