There's no way I would just leave my dad in the house if he was about to get phucked up if I was you. I wouldn't run straight upstairs either. You should be cautious.
Edit
Played at launch and made a mid 20s lvl mage, mid 20s lvl one handed, mid 20s lvl stealthy archer.
My mid 20s lvl stealthy archer was by far the funnest...