Well, I found a whacky workaround.. kinda.
A spell calls an event that sets variable to true, when true it activates an autorun map event that makes player set route (face direction of spell name). It's janky, but I guess it's the best I can get.
I am wondering if there is a way to add more hotbar keys with the shortcuts WASD? Or better yet, is there a way to activate events with key presses?