Oh, um, a few people have. Out as far as the thorns, I mean. As far as beating them back goes? Um, n-no, not that I've heard. Really, um, according to one woman I spoke with, examining the thorns is, um, proving to be slightly problematic by virtue of the fact that they seem remarkably resilient to damage.

[Consider Giles your own personal guide, Helios. Hell, he's already just feeling a bit more himself being attached to the other. And he's' gotten a good look at the surroundings thus far, albeit a good bit of them from being dragged along by a rampaging goddess.]

There's, um, a cursed peddler about selling all manner of troublesome things. Really, Helios, I think the locals would, would certainly make a go at him before you, even if they did take it into their heads to start stoning people in the streets.

...we, w-we should probably go investigating him soon, as well. The objects he sells are, um, apparently powerful enough to affect a major deity.