Newb, are there any monk companions that join my party?

[Falkon Swiftblade]

I'm interested in running 2 monks in my party and I'm not sure which type I might make myself. If anyone knows if I find one that joins me and which one he us I'll choose the other kind.

Also I was watching someone stream the game and he had a few companions in camp ready to lvl up. Can I make a separate hero and park him there till like lvl 4 then go back and skill him up to lvl 4 with me to compare both monk types to see which I like better? Is there any better ways?

[Seems]

No, there are no monks in the pre-generated companions, although you can recruit hirelings that you create from scratch.

Yes, you can park your extra companions/hirelings back at camp and there's a settings option for all party members to get experience even if they're at camp, so they will level up with you. However, there's only one main "hero", the character you create at the beginning of the game, so your second monk will always be a hireling even if you like him/her better.

[Falkon Swiftblade]

Thanks for the info!