Breeds and Subtypes

## General Clowns

### Delaware Red-Pointed Plaid

This clown can be identified by its red points on its sleeves, bows, hair, and cheeks, as well as its brightly colored plaid pattern. Usually red or purple.

### Essexshire Polka-Stripe

A very colorful and lively breed. Its coat is split into two patterns, vertical stripes on its legs and polka dots on top.

### Northern Fluffneck

Smaller than its southern variation, with a large amount of ruffles around its neck. A very loud and vocal breed, known to honk at nearly anything unless well trained.

### Jinglescruff

Normally green or red, with bells around its collar. You can usually hear one near by because of the faint jingles it makes.

### Southern Fluffneck

Much like the Northern fluffneck, but better suited for warmer environments.

### Split Jest Broiler

The most common type of meat clown. Has a vertical color split down its middle, and is a very heavy set breed. They lack the usual large nose.(edited)

### Subjugglator

Often mistaken for a Juggalo. Dull, grey skin and a burlier build. They have a monochrome color palette with the occasional purple accessory or stray marking. A lot more aggressive then its closely related Juggalo and doesn't get along with other clown breeds.

### Connecticut Red Nose

A carnival breed most know for their easy trainability and high energy and a large red nose

### Rodeo Clowns

A very durable type good with animals and older children! Very good with travelling families, and best in groups of two or more. Tends to have more neutral colors, with brights spotted on.

### North American Goofball

A rather solitary and quiet clown, these are good for both single people and also large families. They are very sweet, and like playing games with the kids. They get along reasonably well with others, but are typically not good with large crowds of other clowns.

## Creepy Clowns

Creepy clowns are often referred to as 'scaries' in the clown husbandry community. They almost always have three rows of sharp teeth. They occasionally sport more than two eyes, but that trait is very rare. Many people call them the pitbulls of the clown species, as they have extremely bad stereotypes surrounding them due to the media misportraying their genuinely kind and protective nature. These clowns are a good choice for if you have kids, as they will bond quickly with your child and protect them from potential dangers. Many of these breeds are nocturnal. These clowns also have a darker sense of humor, and may disturb guests who aren't used to clowns.

### Evil Clowns

Evil clowns tend to have many frills, small eyes, and wide mouths. These clowns are generally more skittish around loud or active children, but will bond quickly if given a bit of space. They tend to be more low energy, but enjoy going on short, frequent walks. They grow up to four or five feet, so they're a fairly medium sized clown. These clowns may carry around prop weapons, and (if you have multiple) pretend to kill each other with them. This is play fighting, so don't worry if your clowns seem aggressive with each other. Signs you should look out for to know if your evil clown is upset is if they are flattening their frills or hiding their teeth.

### Monster Clowns

Monster clowns are similar to evil clowns, but while evil clowns have what's considered normal clown proportions (which are similar to human proportions), monster clowns tend to be slightly disproportionate. Their arms and legs may be too long for their torsos, despite the already shortened torso many clowns sport. Their heads may be too large, too small, too thin, too long, etc. Many people don't like monster clowns because of this. Monster clowns are much more friendly than evil clowns, but many are also very cautious due to people disliking them. Monster clowns range from three to ten feet and their space requirement varies depending on their size. Monster clowns often have very extreme appearances. If they're small they tend to have large, pumpkin shaped heads with wide faces. If they're large they tend to have long, thin heads with smaller faces. These clowns are higher energy than evil clowns, and enjoy being taken to clown parks to play with other clowns.

## Court Clowns

### Harlequin

High upkeep court clowns with many sub breeds, easily distinguished by excessive use of gold and intricate face paints. Often Silent.

### Pierrots

Also known as a Royal Mime. The least demanding of court clowns but will still require high maintenance. Least territorial and aggressive of the main three categories but if in a troop will still demand attention. Movements often are  paired with unknown brass instrument playing. Has a cone shaped hat with fluff balls.

## Jesters

Lavish and often aggressive court clowns. Known for political comedy and extravagant dress and many bells. They like cards a large amount, and it's highly recommended that you keep a pack around. Along with this, their eggs do not float; Their eggs usually are located underneath their hat.

There are many different subtypes.

### Common

People often mistake Common for Court, but that is not true. Common Jesters are the Jesters you typically see around in the wild; They have moderate aggressiveness for a Jester, and they are, as other Jesters are, very territorial. They have no special markings, only a few stripes and bells on their hat and no triangular bottom of shirt.

### Court

These are more aggressive Jesters, distinguishable by the lack of frills, triangular shirt bottom coated in bells, and pointed shoes. Some Court Jesters may want different styles of hats, as well; For example, a horse-eared hat.

### Striped

Contrary to popular belief, there is a difference between your regular Jester and your Striped! For starters, Striped have plenty of stripes, as opposed to a normal jester's few. There are Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal Striped Jesters. Striped Jesters are very social, and it's recommended you keep them in at least pairs.

### Spotted

There are Polka Dot, Rainbow, and Small Dot variants. Spotted Jesters are one of the less violent species, less aggressive towards other Jesters, Clowns, and Mimes. However, they are still somewhat territorial.

### Jewel

Diamond, Teardrop, Princess, and Radiant are the main types of Jewel Jester variants. Jewel Jesters tend to be much, much pickier than other jesters, requiring expensive wine, high-quality objects, velvet hats, and gourmet table scraps. They tend to be somewhat stuck-up.

### Petite

Petite are the smallest of Jesters, growing from one foot to two feet tall at the most. Many like these 'pocket-sized' Jesters, especially when young, as they stay small for a much longer time. However, their small size puts them at risk of many natural things. They tend to have more frills than the rest, and appear somewhat doll-like. They're very docile, as many others are capable of taking them down.

## Mimes

Mimes are generally neutral colored, though they may have red suspenders, cheeks, or noses (or a combination of the three). They tend to have black and white horizontal stripes on their chests that can decrease if they aren't feeling well. Rarely, you may also come across a Checkered Mime, which sport checkerboard patterns (as their name suggests). Mimes are mute clowns but that doesn't make them any less expressive than other clown breeds. They communicate through what seems to be a form of sign language comprised of gestures, facial expressions, and movements. Attempts have been made to record this language, but many Mimes seem to have different versions of it, similar to dialects. However, two Mimes with completely different 'dialects' can understand each other perfectly well. The Mime language is one of the most interesting mysteries involved with clown husbandry. Mimes also have the unique ability to put up invisible walls when threatened, upset, or even just annoyed. Mimes can be fickle, and don't tend to make good pets unless you have had some experience with clowns beforehand. Some people believe this is a learned trait gotten from their history of mistreatment due to the fact that they are naturally silent and their language isn't fully known and understood. Once a Mime trusts you they tend to get more comfortable and may lose some of their more aggressive tactics, but you cannot expect them to fully bond with you right away. Mimes are also very interesting entertainers, as they tend to use invisible props.

## Clown Royales

A court breed that is a mix between a Jester, Harlequin, Pierrot or other Clown type.

Their personality will depend on what their parents were and their living space. Usually you can tell they're a Royale because of a golden or black nose.