Answer:
Defends your noggin from the hard pavement
One strand dangles. Two strands twist. Three or more can fashion this.
One who has offended the government and has been detained by it
What is the end of everything?
What is the ending of all that begins?
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.