In the first session of Grovewood Goes to Waterdeep a group of adventurers find themselves in the Yawning Portal. A girl entered the bar followed by a shady pair (Grady and Dwindlejoy). The party recognized them to be local thugs of some repute. The girl seemed nervous about something, just as the party looked to help her a carriage crashed through the wall of the inn.   From the carriage a number of animated brooms sprung forward and attacked, under the cover of the attack Grady and Dwindlejoy moved towards the girl – However they brave party interceded and the pair ran off. The party learned the girl had found a note on the back of which the name Jarlaxle Baenre had been scrawled. Since then she had been hounded by forces for some unknown reason.

After the guard showed up the party was approached by Meloon who asked them to take on a mission on his behalf. Apparently there is a rift in the Zhentarim created by a fake Manshoon. The party was tasked with abducting a lieutenant of the fake Manshoon who would be attending an event being held at the Yawning Portal.The party was treated by Mattrim Threestrings to a rendition of the legend of the Baron of Blood. The party spotted Urlhon Vhrule the lieutenant in question and with that the first session came to a close.