I did it once again. I made a 14" cake and it is taller than 4 inches stacked filled and iced. It will not support anyother layers, just a few decorations on top. If I put four wooden dowels in it, will it be ok?
How big is the Tier going on top of it? If it is bigger than 8" I use 5 dowels, one in the middle then 4 around it, just to be on the safe side.
There is nothing going on top of the cake-just two small figures.
Why do you use dowels if no other cake is going on top? I have never done that but then again I have never made a 14" round cake.
I love the look of high cakes. 
How heavy are the two small figures on top? If they are heavy, rest them on a plate or cake round which would be supported by the dowels in your 14 inch cake. Otherwise, if the figures are not heavy then don't dowel.
OK, I think I understand what your point is... I saw in a Collete Peters book that you only dowel a single cake (no "smaller" top tiers) if it is 6" tall or more. For what I understood while reading the book, you have to separete at the 4" or 5" mark and put a plate or circle in between the layers and you dowel the part that will be supporting the rest (upper part) of the cake. I think this was the case for a cake that was 8" tall and 6" in diameter. I hope I'm not confusing you more. HTH and good luck.
How heavy are the two small figures on top? If they are heavy, rest them on a plate or cake round which would be supported by the dowels in your 14 inch cake. Otherwise, if the figures are not heavy then don't dowel.
i agree with cakesbysandy.
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