OOC:
I added two boosts to Hildar's check, as well, since this is a situation where everyone is probably working together to find the best path. Let's say 2 advantage lets you find a position where you're harder to detect, while 2 more give you some high ground in case things go south (adding up to a boost on attacks from the high ground as long as you maintain it).
When it fails to attack, it soon becomes evident that the tiger-thing must be Nekurr. Thinking the way forward lies through the corn, then, HIldar does his best to ascertain a path toward the fiery glow. At first, the smell of overripe corn and rot is nearly nauseating. But with the others helping, the Elf soon picks up some faint foot trails in the corn, which then lead to a well-worn path that follows a somewhat circuitous route through the corn, but one that isn't particularly difficult to progress through.
As the glow and crackle from a small bonfire grow, the area is otherwise silent. It's eerie. Not even the croaks of frogs or the chirps of insects punctuate the quiet. Eventually, Hildar notices that the path is about to spill out into a clearing—presumably where the mayor's fellow ritualists are—so HIldar thinks to zig into the high corn for a few dozen meters. To his delight, this off-road side trip also leads up onto a small hill. Pushing up to the edge of the corn, then, you are able to get a good look at what is happening in the clearing. And if things go south, you at least have the high ground.
What you see is just as eerie as the silence. About a dozen figures in Night Creeper robes are kneeling, sickles on their laps, in a circle around the fire. With their masks on, it's unclear if they're meditating, praying, sleeping, or something else. Jacey Tabbins, the winner of the pageant stands to the opposite side of the clearing from you in a white gown, with two more Night Creepers flanking her, sickles held loosely at their sides. She doesn't seem to be in any distress, and instead stares placidly toward the fire. Some sort of stone-slab table lies between her and the rest of the group.
OOC:
So, I'm guessing you want to stay hidden? Hildar's your sneakiest member now that Nera's at the house, so he can roll GGG + 5 Blue for concealment, assistance, and darkness. Difficulty is RRP.
