MapleStory/Traits

Traits go hand in hand with professions, since three of them are directly linked with progression made in crafting skills.
 * Diligence increases as you craft (create something through Accessory Crafting, Alchemy, or Smithing) or as you smelt ores/ turn seeds into oils. Leveling up Diligence increases your chances of having bonuses when using scrolls as well as receiving double craft mastery when you craft at a chance (excluding Level 10, Master Craftsman and Meister level mastery).
 * Insight increases as you mine. Leveling up Insight increases your ignore monsters' Elemental Resistance rate (such as Physical resistance, Ice resistance, etc.), as well as letting you reveal equipment of higher levels for free.
 * Empathy increases as you dig up herbs. Leveling up Empathy increases your max MP and duration of buffs.
 * Charm gained by getting increased fame level or wearing special items or cash items. Also obtained through hair changing. Gives you pocket slot at level 30 and new facial expressions every 5 levels thereafter.
 * Ambition increases by killing boss monsters. Reduces EXP death loss and ignores a percentage of defense.
 * Willpower increases as you clear PQs. You also gain willpower by staying online. Your HP and DEF increases and your abnormal status resistance (stun, seal, weaken, slow, seduce, etc) increases, reducing duration of abnormal statuses.

Diligence
You can increase this trait by crafting.
 * Every 5 levels, scrolling success rates for regular scroll increases by 0.5% per 5 diligence level.
 * You gain 1% additional chance of getting double craft mastery EXP up till level 10 (basically 2x EXP on profession up till level 10) per 5 levels.

Insight
You can increase this trait by mining.
 * Monsters' elemental resistance is ignored by 0.5% every 10 insight levels.
 * Every 30 levels, allows a certain job advancement tier equipment to reveal potential free of charge.
 * Maximum effect: Free reveal of potentials for equipments up till level 120, ignores 5% of monsters' elemental resistance.

Empathy
You can level up by herbing.
 * Buff duration increased by 1% per 10 levels.
 * 100 MP increase per 5 levels.
 * Maximum effect: 10% buff duration increase, 2000 MP increase.

Charm
You can level up this trait by becoming charming! (Gaining fame, using specific equipments, wearing cash equipment, changing character looks, spraying Cologne.)
 * At level 30, pass to Big Headward 1 Rose Clipping for pocket slot.
 * Every 5 levels starting from level 30, quest is activated for facial expressions after unlocking pocket slot.
 * Maximum effect: 1 Pocket slot, 15 facial expressions unlocked.

Ambition
You can level up by becoming ambitious! By killing boss monsters!
 * Every 5 levels, you ignore 0.5% of enemy's DEF and you lose 0.25% less EXP when dying, amount shown is the Basic EXP loss.

Ambition boss list
Featured here is the list of each boss that gives ambition, and the amount given.

Willpower
Increase this trait by patience. You can do Party Quests, staying online, drinking snake soup.
 * Every 5 levels, your DEF increases by 5, MaxHP increases by 100 and your abnormal status resistance level increases by 1.
 * Max effect: 100 DEF, 2,000 HP, 20 Abnormal Status resistance