Monks are very good, they would be the type of character that you would nurse through the game early but then they start to rock in the higher levels. Fast, much better natural AC than a kensai, multiple attacks, can use some weapons, Quivering Palm (you heard about the guy who killed a dragon with one blow and posted the screenshots?), Stunning Blow, what else?
Kensai thieves can be cool, but the biggest problem with kensai anything is that he is so specialized. Kensai thieves can't even wear robes unlike kensai mages so you better make sure that who you're backstabbing is dead or you might soon be.
Backstab is one of the coolest abilities in the game and you'd be crazy not to use it if you were a thief. I had a stalker for my first game and I was using it all the time.
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