Answer:
I can make arrows fly. I can make kites soar. What am I?
What is easy to spot but hard to find?
In your fire you hear me scream creaking and whining yet I am dead before you lay me in your hearth.
I can be simple or I can be complex. I can be found in this riddle or in everyday life. I can be shapes or even colors.
I am a popular afterlife location to send evil people
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.