diff --git a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.sql b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.sql
index 2c5c018..7a84df0 100644
--- a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.sql
+++ b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.sql
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS UserAccounts (
 --	password varchar(100),
 	blacklisted BIT DEFAULT 0,
 	whitelisted BIT DEFAULT 1
+--	TODO: moderator
 );
 
 -------------------------
diff --git a/server/account_management.cpp b/server/account_management.cpp
index 4cb201a..5f82e55 100644
--- a/server/account_management.cpp
+++ b/server/account_management.cpp
@@ -159,13 +159,14 @@ int ServerApplication::SaveUserAccount(int uid) {
 
 void ServerApplication::UnloadUserAccount(int uid) {
 	//save this user account, and then unload it
+	//NOTE: the associated characters are unloaded externally
 	SaveUserAccount(uid);
 	accountMap.erase(uid);
-	//TODO: unload this account's characters?
 }
 
 void ServerApplication::DeleteUserAccount(int uid) {
 	//delete a user account from the database, and remove it from memory
+	//NOTE: the associated characters are unloaded externally
 	sqlite3_stmt* statement = nullptr;
 
 	//prep
@@ -185,8 +186,6 @@ void ServerApplication::DeleteUserAccount(int uid) {
 		throw( std::runtime_error(std::string() + "Unknown SQL error when deleting an account: " + sqlite3_errmsg(database)) );
 	}
 
-	//TODO: delete this account's characters?
-
 	//finish the routine
 	sqlite3_finalize(statement);
 	accountMap.erase(uid);
diff --git a/server/server_application.hpp b/server/server_application.hpp
index 56f1303..0b93372 100644
--- a/server/server_application.hpp
+++ b/server/server_application.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private:
 
 	//TODO: a function that only sends to characters in a certain proximity
 	void PumpPacket(SerialPacket);
+	void PumpCharacterUnload(int uid);
 
 	//Account management
 	int CreateUserAccount(std::string username, int clientIndex);
diff --git a/server/server_connections.cpp b/server/server_connections.cpp
index a311ba5..4b3bf0f 100644
--- a/server/server_connections.cpp
+++ b/server/server_connections.cpp
@@ -113,21 +113,16 @@ void ServerApplication::HandleSynchronize(SerialPacket packet) {
 
 void ServerApplication::HandleDisconnect(SerialPacket packet) {
 	//TODO: authenticate who is disconnecting/kicking
-	//TODO: define the difference between unloading and deleting a character
 
 	//forward to the specified client
 	char buffer[PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	serialize(&packet, buffer);
 	network.Send(&clientMap[accountMap[packet.clientInfo.accountIndex].clientIndex].address, buffer, PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
-	//delete the server- and client-side character(s)
-	SerialPacket delPacket;
-	delPacket.meta.type = SerialPacket::Type::CHARACTER_DELETE;
-
+	//unload client and server-side characters
 	for (std::map<int, CharacterData>::iterator it = characterMap.begin(); it != characterMap.end(); /* EMPTY */ ) {
 		if (it->second.owner == packet.clientInfo.accountIndex) {
-			delPacket.characterInfo.characterIndex = it->first;
-			PumpPacket(delPacket);
+			PumpCharacterUnload(it->first);
 			SaveCharacter(it->first);
 			it = characterMap.erase(it); //efficient
 			continue;
@@ -191,3 +186,11 @@ void ServerApplication::PumpPacket(SerialPacket packet) {
 		network.Send(&it.second.address, buffer, PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	}
 }
+
+void ServerApplication::PumpCharacterUnload(int uid) {
+	//delete the client-side character(s)
+	SerialPacket delPacket;
+	delPacket.meta.type = SerialPacket::Type::CHARACTER_DELETE;
+	delPacket.characterInfo.characterIndex = uid;
+	PumpPacket(delPacket);
+}
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