[b]Q) If a user leaves a RP for some reason, should the GM have ultimate authority in what happens to the character, or should the creator? And if the creator, what if they make unreasonable demands that don't fit the story? Please feel free to post your answers in this thread![/b]

I agree mostly with the Cat's reply ^ But in addition to it, well...

A lot of it can boil down to the circumstances behind the player leaving the rp. Usually, if it's done in an amicable and friendly way, I'm happy to try and persue their desires with what happens to their characters. If the departure was on less friendly terms, then I don't strive to fulfill any demands a player might have, reasonable or not. At the end of the day, as soon as a player leaves, their character becomes property of the rp, and whatever happens with said character, be it death, forgotten, or continued to be in involved and controlled by the GM, is down to them. Sometimes I might use some of the ideas behind the character's backstory if the player told me them prior before leaving, depending on how it works within the plans of my plot and if it's an interesting idea, however that's down to whether it benefits me as a GM. As soon as a player's gone... they're gone, and so is any demands or wishes they might have for their character.