What a great concept! In a single page, the author manages to give this subclass a rich thematic focus centered on mourning and death. There are some really clever features and mechanics in here that in some ways feel more unified and organic to the class than many of the official bard subclasses. I've personally always been somewhat lukewarm to the idea of playing a Bard character; maybe it's my inner goth, but as soon as I read this supplement I immediately found myself eager to try it out by rolling up a PC. As a DM, I might be inclined to limit the level-14 ability to a single target in range, but apart from that minor tweak, the subclass feels very balanced to me. Nice work!