Answer:
Has no feet, but travels far. Is literate, but not a scholar. Has no mouth, yet clearly speaks.
My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is an arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honor, and also in vows. My last will put an end to it all.
I crawl on the earth. And rise on a pillar.
It cannot be seen, it weighs nothing, but when put into a barrel, it makes it lighter.
What turns from red to black as soon as it touches water?
All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard. Who am I?