The monk class is a hand to hand class, they have no weapons, but their power is incredable. Thier skills include those of the powers of Zen, the Monk beliefe that centering oneself will unleash powers beyond that of human capability. They use the mind and the body as one to deal large ammounts of dammage. They advance from the Cleric, so they get some healing powers, but their magic use is limited so it won't be that much help.