Best race is Nature Godlike, because fist damage/accuracy is tied to powerlevel, and monk can easily trigger nature godlike's well of spring, which +2 power level.
Status I use for every class now is: 18, 8, 14, 15, 14, 5; Con and Res is least useful ones, Might is a must, the other three Dex, Per, Con are all very useful.
any tips for build?also i shold use light armor?i need survival and athletic?