vageta made some good points on the Shaman.
You don't "have" to go Iksar to be a monk. There were people playing Monks for a long time before Kunark came out and never had any problems with it. My own Monk that I play is a Human. I prefer not to worry about time sinking faction changes just to get into towns safely.
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Valarious - 24 Druid | Valdarious - 18 Monk | Maxilla - 21 Rogue | Corne - 10 Warrior (175 Blacksmithing) The thrill of adventuring and maxing my skills is how I like to play |