Another "Did you know?"(this is answer to who is the one in the collector's edition cover art)
"The title of the original Amano painting is 嵐神と冒険者 (lit. translation: Storm God & Adventurer / loc. translation: The Lady of the Vortex and the Adventurer), so those who guessed Garuda, check your mailboxes for that gold star. A winner is you!

(Gold stars not available in the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and the rest of the world)" - Fernehalwes

And a linky to the famous super Lore bombs Ferny dropped at Localization some time ago..
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...dlander/page23