You have trained extensively with whips and their utilization on and off the battlefield.  You gain certain benefits while wielding a whip:

• The damage die for whips increases to 1d6
• You can use whips to grab a tiny, unsecured object not being worn or carried within your whip's reach.
• You can attempt to grapple a creature even if both your hands are in use, as long as one of your hands is wielding a whip.