I love the idea of Noanar's Hold and all, but I don't think it is worth the trouble.
I'll make them minions for a Necromancer lich that is part of one of my PCs background and story ;)
When it comes to the different quests given to the PCs from Ch.2 I modify them to be the ones I think are the best. My PCs just defeated the Hill giants and goblinoids at Goldenfields, but I will give some modified quests from the other Ch.2 locations instead.
For example, Zi Liangs quest is...