Don't give up

Question: A powerful spell, the naive knows it well; one cast at an affair for your most popular gown. No sticks, no stones, a mage sans tomes, a fight, no toil but it still breaks you down.

Question: Resurrected, they descend by the millions. Sometimes, to nourish and give life. Other times, to take lives or destroy. They have been known to fill entire valleys and block roads only to disappear before executing their long journey back to the top. What are they?

Question: What tastes better than it smells?

Question: What goes in the water black and comes out red?

Question: What asks but never answers?

Question: I have 6 faces and 21 eyes, but can't see a thing. What am I?