[Aerich]

Deep Gnome.

Try a pure class to start, that will give you a good idea of a monk's abilities. Go ahead and toss in some mix-ins if you take it to HoF. A monk gets its last class-based special ability (20 damage resistance to unenchanted weapons!) at lvl 20.

Early on, the role is scout/archer, with some melee possible against a few enemies at a time. Later, with appropriate buffs, the monk can take on a primary melee role as a decoy/invulnerable melee target for hordes of enemies.