Dirdwolf

Dirdwolf (full Kyler Murphy The Dirdwolf), also known as Kai, Keturah, MordecaiRigby and DesuModnoc (born August 29), is a fursuiter, furry musician, graphic design artist and entrepreneur who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Biography
Dirdwolf was born on August 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he lived for 21 years. He attended College of Southern Nevada in 2011 obtaining an Associate Degree in Psychology and later completing a Bachelor of Arts program in Psychology from University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2014. During this time, Dirdwolf worked closely with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Motor Vehicles and the LGBT Community Center in Las Vegas.

Upon completion of the Bachelor program, Dirdwolf moved to Reno, Nevada where he operated several small businesses related to behavioral healthcare, property management, and electronic cigarette sales.

Dirdwolf is CEO of two startup companies, Smart Tread, LLC and Duke's Dog House, LLC, based in Lehi, Utah. Dirdwolf's long term focus is to become an angel investor for future business startups within the furry fandom.

Fandom involvement
Dirdwolf had little fandom involvement until early 2007, joining the AGNPH forum and gallery on January 1st, 2007 under the username Desu and later Fur Affinity on May 6, 2008 under the name DesuModnoc. Dirdwolf is a former gallery and forum administrator on AGNPH.

Fursona
Dirdwolf's fursona is a teal wolf-dragon-avian hybrid with two rings of black fur around the forearm and two rings of black fur around the tail. He has feathers on the back of his head and spikes that run down his spine and tail. He weighs roughly 600lbs (260kg) and is 9 feet (2.75 meters) tall. Kai's design was based on the character Mordecai from the Cartoon Network TV series Regular Show and is one of two known characters belonging to the fictional species dirdwolf.

Although originally named after Keturah, the wife of Abraham from the Hebrew Bible, the name was changed to Kai in favor of the meaning "of the ocean" in the Hawaiian Language.

Kai usually wears no clothing, but will occasionally wear a shirt to display his interest in the TV series, Breaking Bad in character art and in fursuit.

Fursuit
Kyler's Kai now retired fursuit was constructed by Temperance with a first public appearance at RainFurrest 2013 and last public appearance at RainFurrest 2015. When spotted at a convention, he emits the strong yet pleasant natural floral aroma, of Gucci cologne.

Kai was also seen at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas in 2014.

Convention attendance

 * Anime Vegas - 2011, 2012
 * Anime Banzai - 2015
 * Biggest Little Fur Con - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
 * Califur - 2011, 2012, 2013
 * Elliot's Spring Gathering - 2013, 2014, 2016
 * Further Confusion - 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
 * Las Vegas Comic Expo - 2012
 * Midwest FurFest - 2013, 2016
 * RainFurrest - 2013, 2014, 2015
 * Unthrocon - 2014
 * Eurofurence - 2015, 2016, 2017