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"On that note, mahjarrat used to call mating the "ritual of enervation" due to calming Mah down during the earthquakes she created; it's been reversed and is now the ritual of rejuvination on Gielinor.  "

I think you may actually have gotten this bit mixed up. The Ritual of Rejuvination and Ritual of Enervation both existed on Freneskae. When Mah fell into a deep stupor and started dreaming up dangerous Muspah, they were taught to perform the Ritual of Rejuvination to sacrifice one of their own. The energy from the dead then went to Mah, rousing her and stopping the dreams that were causing Muspah to attack. Conversely, when Mah woke up and started to rampage, it would cause earthquakes - they then performed the Ritual of Enervation, which created new Mahjarrat and drained energy from Mah, sedating her and stopping the earthquakes.

Related: I theorize that reproduction drastically weakens a female Mahjarrat (possibly both parents). Mahjarrat don't function by taking energy in from external sources, like the way humans eat food. They have to restore themselves by sacrificing one of their own kind and absorbing the Mah energy. When in the presence of Mah on Freneskae, they reproduced (cite: Enervation) by drawing energy from her. On Gielinor, they have no such energy source, but they still manage to reproduce (cite: Khazard) somehow. Where is the energy coming from? My guess is from the mother.