For those who didn't understand my last post here, Purvis was an attempt to hit level 40 without doing the Pearl quest, or getting all that free rep. I made the decision to try this when he was level 5 and he had already visited Gibbs, so I stopped the Pearl quest very early, at a place where I knew he would never have to do the next step.
This shot is the glow!
This shows what his weapons levels were when it happened. Cannon and Sailing are both Mastered, along with Doll, Staff, and Nades. Cutlass, Pistol, and Dagger are all high level 24.
This shows where he is on the Pearl quest. Right where I stopped when he was level 5 and I decided to try for Level 40 without doing the Pearl quest.
So, it can be done!