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I've been thinking heavily on this topic recently, and I thought I'd share my theory and see what others think. If you're interested in doing a thought experiment with this post, answer the following question before reading the rest of the post, and then see what you think of your answer after. I'd love to know, whether it influences your perspective or not.

Would Rand have been born on Dragonmount if Narg had killed him on Winternight?

Ok, on to the theorizing. I've seen a lot of lament recently regarding the assignment of ta'veren to Mat, Rand, and Perrin while the other critical characters like Egwene were not, despite being supremely important. This got me to thinking what the difference is between the two. I've also seen conjecture that Heroes of the Horn are always ta'veren or vice versa, and I don't think that's true.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Wheel sp