Clowns

Clowns are Chaos Beings from the Dark Universe. Despite being from the Dark Universe, hardly any clowns are actively malicious, and most are actually pretty friendly. The popular "murder clown" stereotype invented by King Stephen III in his book HIM (2017), actually originated from the public perception of clowns, which is much grizzlier.

Clowns are, obviously, not human, but roughly on the same tier of sapience, perhaps slightly higher. However, evolution has placed more points into aesthetics for clowns, and has actually created intense biodiversity of several subspecies.

Clown subspecies

 * Mime - A European clown variation with unusually low pigmentation. It is thought mimes traditionally originate in caves, which is why they are much less colorful than most other clown subspecies. This theory is supported by the fact that mimes are often able to detect traditionally invisible objects, that have gone unnoticed by most other clown species. It is thought their ability to detect such things comes from focusing more on other senses due to the dim lighting in caves, which may mean mimes aren't able to see that the boxes they trap themselves in don't exist.
 * Jester - Said to possibly be the origin of the common clown, they have become rather rare in modern times. The pigmentation of their face is still present, though oftentimes, jesters are more focused on mockery than entertainment. However, people apparently appreciate jesters, because some people like being mocked.
 * Rodeo clown - A combat class of clown frequently found in the American West. Rodeo clowns do clowning for sport rather than entertainment, and often can also make good guardians. Rodeo clowns are trained with handling animals, but are also said to occasionally be a bit brutish.

Frequently mistaken for clown subspecies

 * Juggalos are not clowns. Juggalos are to clowns as furries are to animals.
 * Murder clowns are also not clowns. Murder clowns are a fake variation of clown made up to cause the public to fear clowns more.