RIGGLE COMPETITION

[Izeroth]

 Ashes?

[Kitsune]

No, those are the remains of the fire. This object is not part of the fire.

Think about what fire gives off....

Think of what could be related/synonymous/a product of fire. Then replace "fire" with that word.

Ah, you are overthinking. What is one of the most practical uses of fire?

[Jetthebinturong]

Light

It doesn't exactly smother fire but it renders it irrelevant
Fire gives off light
A fire is better if it gives off more light
Light is a product of fire
Light is a practical use for a fire

[Kitsune]

That is the answer to my hints, but not to the riddle!

Try replacing "fire" with "light" and see what happens.

[Jetthebinturong]

I smother the light but by doing so I improve it?

Not giving me any answers

[Skyblade]

...people?

[LT Sandpaw]

A Bellows?

[Delthion]

The glass surrounding of a lantern?

[Kitsune]

The glass surrounding of a lantern?

Closest answer yet. Think of household items. (That probably gave it away. )

[Delthion]

Lampshade!

[Kitsune]

Yes! My riddles are often simple; be careful not to think too much about them.

(Honestly, I usually just write a riddle about the first thing I see or think of. )

[Skyblade]

How is it lampshade?

[Delthion]

I don't have any riddles, so anyone who wants to post one go ahead!

[Kitsune]

I smother the fire,
Yet by doing so I improve it.
What am I?

The whole riddle was basically a play on words. Instead of light, I used fire. A lamp without a shade would be harsh to look at, so in that way a lampshade improves the light for indoor purposes.

[LT Sandpaw]

A girl falls into a well that is Fifteen feet deep and Five feet in diameter. How did she emerge.