[Pirengle]

I finally got my replacement copy of ToB in the mail and I'm all ready to play ToB + Ascension. In my very first game of SoA, when my party reached hell, I clicked on the Final-Save door and that's where the Final-Save starts from. I didn't have a single tear with me. I clicked on the door after the tears and there was no save, just Irenicus and minions. Can I install ToB, open that saved game, and be able to collect the tears and kill Irenicus before progressing to ToB areas? Or can I import another saved game from earlier in the game (Spellhold) and play through?

Also, are any new areas added to the game besides Watcher's Keep and post-hell happenings? Like some quests near the beginning of the game or something?