I feel like they codified "Plot Armor" with the idea of being Ta'varn. Sort of like how Elden Ring explains the respawn mechanic by saying you're Tarnished. But it wasn't Special in a "you're from a better bloodline". More a materialistic special, in so far as you're in the right place at the right moment to shape history.
Also, plenty of non-Special heroes in WoT. The book was overflowing with characters to the point where you had a twenty page index of names by the end.
I feel like they codified "Plot Armor" with the idea of being Ta'varn. Sort of like how Elden Ring explains the respawn mechanic by saying you're Tarnished. But it wasn't Special in a "you're from a better bloodline". More a materialistic special, in so far as you're in the right place at the right moment to shape history.
Also, plenty of non-Special heroes in WoT. The book was overflowing with characters to the point where you had a twenty page index of names by the end.