Raising Stats

That Statsgain in Darkfall is pretty much pain in the ass but there is nothing you can do about it since they are essential to gain more health, stamina and Mana and also craft more durable Weapons and the requirement for certain Skills.
It is slow as hell so be prepared for long gathering, swiming and run sessions in Darkfall. =)

You can see how the different Darkfall stats can be trained well below:

Strength

Health Gain: 1.0 per 2.0 Strength
Stamina Gain: 2.0 per 1.0 Strength
Mana Gain: -
Trained through Logging, Mining, Melee Combat, Swimming, Diving

Vitality

Health Gain: 2.0 per 1.0 Vitality
Stamina Gain: 1.0 per 1.0 Vitality
Mana Gain: -
Trained through Logging, Mining, Melee Combat, Swimming, Diving

Dexterity

Health Gain: -
Stamina Gain: -
Mana Gain: -
Trained through Archery

Quickness

Health Gain: -
Stamina Gain: 1.0 per 1.0 Quickness
Mana Gain: -
Trained through Swimming, Diving, Run, Sprint, Riding

Intelligence

Health Gain: -
Stamina Gain: -
Mana Gain: 2.0 per 1.0 Intelligence
Trained through Spell Casting

Wisdom

Health Gain: -
Stamina Gain: -
Mana Gain: 1.0 per 1.0 Wisdom
Trained through Fishing, Herb Gathering, Cooking

http://www.alfardogs.com/tutorials/raising_stats/

Very useful post man!

For the wisdom gain.. its not just cooking its crafting in general.