Iksar Monk or Iksar Shaman...?

[Axlrose]

I have never played an Iksar and since I play so casually, my other characters have not ventured beyond Antonica, Faydwer, and Odus. Thus I wanted to start a character in Kunark to change up the scenery.

My current horde of character classes are bard, druid, enchanter, necromancer, shadow knight, warrior, and wizard. Thus I have dabbled in combat and spell casting - thus a monk or shaman would not be a shocking change. While I play casually, 99.99% of the time I solo since I play at the weirdest hours of the day (or in my case, night). And I have no plans to twink this new character but want to build with his own hands.

So any pros and cons involved with either of my choices? All comments appreciated!

Thanks in advance!