The first set is of Witches, consisting of 44 figures in 11 poses.
About half of the figures wear the stereotypical witches hat that later became part of pop culture through the design of Adrian for the MGM film The Wizard of Oz.
Some media outlets entertain the dubious theory that these hats were derived from headgear worn by alewives, but this is sensationalist tripe propagated by the likes of The "History" Channel, VICE, and BBC, where lazy writers who don't do proper research, churn out authoritative sounding slop that would make AI cringe in embarrassment.
Christina Wade does not mention it in her braciatrix post, but the alewife theory was postulated by Alan Eames, self-styled anthropologist and historian who might be better described as bar owner, beer retailer/importer, marketing consultant, and all-around beer evangelist.
These six figures are all doing stereotypical witch things, like carrying a familiar, examining a potion, stirring a cauldron, or holding/riding a broomstick.
In the second image, the first three figures follow the traditional archetype of witch as old crone popularized by Shakespeare in Macbeth. I'm not sure if the poses are based on existing artwork. The next two figures however, are obvious Disney characters — Queen Grimhilde in crone form, and Maleficent in her escoffion à cornes.
Crone Grimhilde was cast with a huge block of plastic obscuring the right side of her face, and will probably require a bit of skill to correct the issue.
I wonder if Dark Alliance will put out a set of modern witches like they have done for Krampus and Amazon figures. In any event, witches in an older post can be found here.
The second set is of Wizards, consisting of 48 figures 12 in poses.
The first image is of wizards with staves. I can't say that I really recognize these sculpts as representing anything other than generic wizards.
The second image is of more wizards with staves. The first figure is an obvious Saruman. The second figure holding a book is reminescent of John Dee, but that's just my impression.
The final image is of a wizard girded with sword, a wizard searching for reagents in his bag, a wizard holding a potion, and a gesticulating wizard.
This set is probably the most useful of the lot as candidates for player characters. More wizards from an older post can be found here.
The last box is Modern Krampus Set 1, consisting of 44 figures 11 in poses. I go over the background of the Krampus in a previous post.
In the first image, the first figure is St. Nicholas, based on the 4th century saint, Nicholas the Wonderworker. The next two figures are of Krampusse with bags of coal, followed by a Krampus with a basket on its back, and ending with two Krampusse with ruten.
The second image consists of three Krampusse being menacing, and two Krampusse carrying some sort of Krampus Staff. I can't find much information on these staves other than they seem to be set ablaze in Austria. For the more tame North American Krampuslauf, they seem to use the Krampus Light Up Staff illuminated with LEDs.
The final image is the reverse of some of the Krampus figures showing bag and basket. All of them have what I assume are two round bells on their belts. The kneeling Krampus distributing coal has a cowbell on his belt as well.
I prefer Set 1 over Set 2 because the figures are more in line with traditional Krampusse.
